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dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorAchuthankutty, C.T.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-12T08:40:15Z
dc.date.available2009-01-12T08:40:15Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.26; 31-34p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1986
dc.description.abstractGrowth parameters of juvenile Metapenaeus dobsoni, fed with fresh squid meat were estimated in 5, 15, 25 and 35 ppt salinities for 4 weeks. Although no significant differences were noticed in food ingestion rates, higher body weight (68.9% over initial weight) was recorded in 5 ppt salinity. Moulting frequency and intermoult period did not vary with variation in salinity. However, gross growth efficiency (K1=76.1%) and net growth efficiency (K2=82.5%) values were high and food conversion ratio (FCR=1.31) was low in 5 ppt salinity suggesting that this is the ideal medium for growth of juveniles of this species.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNISCAIR, CSIR
dc.rightsCopyright [1997]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectmarine crustaceans
dc.subjectfood conversion
dc.subjectsalinity
dc.subjectgrowth
dc.subjectjuveniles
dc.subjectmoulting
dc.subjectMetapenaeus dobsoni
dc.titleRole of salinity on food conversion efficiency and growth in juvenile penaeid shrimp Metapenaeus dobsoni (Crustacea/Arthropoda)
dc.typeJournal Article


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