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Originally posted by mbbuna
im assuming you mean physiologically? if so what physiologic changes do you think clams have made in there short stint of being cultured?
if you do mean psychologically, i must remind you that clams dont have brains
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Well Maybe a little of both:
in the case of clams .....Ecophysiology =the adaptation of organism's physiology to environmental conditions.
and with respect to the word "Domesticated"
like in domesticated dogs and cats. I feel the reason dogs and cats dont act like their "wild" counterparts while under our care, has more to do with our human involvement and influence in the pets psychological mental processes. ( bad dog good dog, sit etc.)
Proof that its less about genetics and more about the effects of Domestic life can be found when domesticated dogs and cats live feral existences out in the wild. The "wild" seems to usually overcome all our attempts to genetically tame Kitty.
Clams are in a unique position being that they are part animal and plant.
Its most likely that the zooxanthellae are what distinguishes cultured clams from their wild counterparts more so then the mollusks them self.
So maybe zooxanthellae Symbiodinium domestica would be the prober term for domesticated clams?
The term Domestica is used on countless botanical plant names