Effects of enriched Artemia nauplii on production, survival and growth of the mysid shrimp Mysidopsis almyra Bowman 1964 (Crustacea: Mysidacea) |
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| Authors: | P M Domingues P E Turk J P Andrade & P G Lee |
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| Institution: | National Resource Center for Cephalopods, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-1163, USA;Universidade do Algarve, UCTRA, Campus de Gambelas, 8000 Faro, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | The effects of enriched Artemia nauplii on larvae production and survival and growth of the mysid Mysidopsis almyra Bowman 1964 are compared. There were no significant differences (P > 0.05) in production between mysids fed the Artemia nauplii (133 ± 69 mysids day?1) and mysids fed the enriched nauplii (139 ± 82 mysids day?1). No differences in size of newly hatched mysids or mysid growth to 15 days (P > 0.05) were found between the two diets. Survival was significantly higher (P < 0.05) for mysids fed the enriched nauplii (59.1%) compared with mysids fed Artemia nauplii (41.4%). |
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| Keywords: | enriched Artemia nauplii live food Mysidopsis almyra nutrition |
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