Open AccessThe Molt Cycle Of Subadult Red Swamp Crawfish, Procambarus clarkii(Girard)
Author(s) -
Huner Jay V.,
Avault James W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual meeting ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0164-0399
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1976.tb00069.x
Subject(s) - procambarus clarkii , swamp , period (music) , biology , zoology , fishery , crayfish , ecology , physics , acoustics
Subadult Procambarus clarkii, 50–60 mm total length, molt rapidly (13.1 ± 5.8 days, N = 115) at 26.7°± 1°. The premolt period (D) occupies 62% of the entire intermolt cycle. Molt may be delayed in either the intermolt period (C 4 ) or early premolt period (D 0 ) of the molt cycle.