Autor: |
Mohamad Faizul M.I., Rishzuan T., Annie Christianus, Shafeeqa S., Sanker Mohammad Nurul Amin |
Rok vydání: |
2011 |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 6:788-794 |
ISSN: |
1816-4927 |
Popis: |
Information on the growth of Tachypleus gigas is not well established as compared to its temperate counterpart Limulus polyphemus. Lack of documented study on T. gigas has further encouraged research on the growth and molting frequency under different culture methods. This report compares the size and weight increments and molting frequency of T. gigas larvae cultured using conventional (80-90% water change/day) and non-conventional (recirculating aqua culture system) methods. Size increment was measured based on prosomal width and weight increments of the larvae. Molting frequency was determined for the larvae from 6 to 11-month old. The larvae culture using these two methods molted 3 times during the culture period. Result of t-test showed that there was no significant differences (p>0.05) in the molting frequency of the larvae between the two methods. The final prosomal width for T. gigas larvae cultured using conventional method was 23.50 mm which is significantly (p |
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OpenAIRE |
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