Open AccessMATURATION OF PENAEID SRHIMP: LIPIDS IN THE MARINE FOOD WEB
Author(s) -
Middleditch B. S.,
Missler S. R.,
Hines Harry B.,
Chang E. S.,
McVey J. P.,
Brown A.,
Lawrence A. L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of the world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0748-3260
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1980.tb00141.x
Subject(s) - bay , food web , shrimp , biology , marine invertebrates , invertebrate , crustacean , zoology , fishery , ecology , geography , archaeology , predation
We have determined that certain lipids are required in the diets of penaeid shrimp to promote ovarian maturation. In an attempt to identify appropriate feedstock supplements which contain these lipids, we have examined several invertebrate species from two locations: West Bay, Galveston, and the Gulf of Mexico 50 km offshore from Galveston. At each location, with a few notable exceptions, the lipid profiles for the various species are very similar. This finding implies that many lipids pass through the food web unaltered and that the suitability of a particular invertebrate for inducing ovarian maturation may depend upon the diet of that invertebrate.