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Respiratory responses of the crustacean Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) to various salinities
Author(s) -
UDO P. J.,
TAEGE M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1991.tb00526.x
Subject(s) - biology , shrimp , salinity , freshwater shrimp , crustacean , macrobrachium , fishery , decapoda , respiratory system , ecology , zoology , anatomy
.Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots), the largest freshwater shrimp in West Africa, has been selected for culture in Nigeria. The oxygen uptake, metabolic rates and energy of inetabolism were investigated by known respiratory method in salinities of 0, 7, 15 and 20ppt. There were no significant differences in response to various salinities. This supposes similar physiological response to oxygen consumption with changes in salinity between 0 and 20ppt. These results are also discussed in relation to the culture conditions for the species.