Freshwater Prawn Culture: The Farming of Macrobrachium Rosenbergii

466 Pages·2001·3.94 MB·English

by  Michael Bernard New

Freshwater Prawn Culture
The farming of Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Michael Bernard New
Past-President,World Aquaculture Society
and
Wagner Cotroni Valenti
Professor,São Paulo State University – Aquaculture Center

Freshwater Prawn Culture

Freshwater Prawn Culture
The farming of Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Michael Bernard New
Past-President,World Aquaculture Society
and
Wagner Cotroni Valenti
Professor,São Paulo State University – Aquaculture Center
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Contents
Preface xiii
Contributors xv
Acknowledgements xix
1 History and Global Status of Freshwater Prawn Farming 1
Michael B.New
1.1 Origins of modern freshwater prawn culture 1
1.2 Global production status 5
1.3 Summary of opportunities and constraints 8
1.4 References 10
2 Nomenclature and Taxonomy 12
Lipke B.Holthuis
2.1 The genus Macrobrachiumin aquaculture 12
2.2 Nomenclature and historical perspective 13
2.3 Taxonomy 15
2.4 References 16
3 Biology 18
Deborah Ismael and Michael B.New
3.1 Habitat and life cycle 18
3.2 Morphology and related topics 19
3.3 Reproduction 26
3.4 Ecdysis and growth 30
3.5 Autotomy and regeneration 31
3.6 Osmo-ionic regulation 32
3.7 Larval development 33
3.8 References 35
4 Broodstock Management 41
William H.Daniels,Ronaldo O.Cavalli and Richard P.Smullen
4.1 Collection of broodstock 41
4.2 Broodstock management 44
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