TY - JOUR
T1 - Density and shelter influence the adaptation of wild juvenile cauque prawns Macrobrachium americanum to culture conditions
AU - García-Guerrero, Marcelo U.
AU - Apun-Molina, Juan Pablo
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the Consejo Estatal de Ciencia y Tecnología and Secretaria de Investigación y Posgrado del Intituto Politéncio Nacional for the research funds provided. M. Garcia-Guerrero received financial support from the IPN programs Estímulos al Desempeño Académico and Comisión de Operación al Fomento Académico y Administrativo. We are also in debt to two anonymous referees and the journal editor for their comments.
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - Consumer demand for aquatic animals has led to increased interest in using new species for aquaculture purposes. This study appraises the potential for aquaculture of the cauque prawn Macrobrachium americanum using wild juveniles from the west coast of Mexico. Four treatments were applied; treatments A and B consisted of 196 prawns/m2 and treatments C and D of 98 prawns/m 2, with and without shelter, respectively. Growth and survival under these conditions were examined for 84 d. The combination of 98 prawns/m 2 and shelter resulted in the best survival and growth, whereas the poorest performance was in the treatment with 196 prawns/m2 and no shelter.
AB - Consumer demand for aquatic animals has led to increased interest in using new species for aquaculture purposes. This study appraises the potential for aquaculture of the cauque prawn Macrobrachium americanum using wild juveniles from the west coast of Mexico. Four treatments were applied; treatments A and B consisted of 196 prawns/m2 and treatments C and D of 98 prawns/m 2, with and without shelter, respectively. Growth and survival under these conditions were examined for 84 d. The combination of 98 prawns/m 2 and shelter resulted in the best survival and growth, whereas the poorest performance was in the treatment with 196 prawns/m2 and no shelter.
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U2 - 10.1577/A07-041.1
DO - 10.1577/A07-041.1
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1522-2055
VL - 70
SP - 343
EP - 346
JO - North American Journal of Aquaculture
JF - North American Journal of Aquaculture
IS - 3
ER -