An increase in aquatic animal production can be achieved by extending aquaculture areas
geographically, utilizing new species for culture, and using new technologies. Among new …

A complementary DNA (cDNA) that encodes the vitellogenin receptor (VgR) in the oriental
river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense, was cloned using expressed sequence tag …

Abstract Background The Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, is economically important
in European fisheries and is a key organism in local marine ecosystems. Despite multi …

The vitellogenin receptor (Vgr), which is specific for vitellogenin (Vtg), recognises and
transports Vtg into the ovaries. Accumulating evidence suggests that Vtg also performs an …

The banana shrimp (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis) is one of the most commercially
important penaeid species in the world. Its numbers are declining in the wild, leading to a …

The vitellogenin present in the bloodstream undergoes internalization into developing
oocytes through the vitellogenin receptor (VgR), a process mediated by receptor-mediated …

Calanus sinicus, the key zooplankton species in the Yellow Sea, China, over-summers in
the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass (YSCWM). Here, we compared the metabolic rates …

The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is an important freshwater economic crayfish in
Chinese inland due to its high market value and consumer demand. The sexual precocity in …

Two full-length cDNAs of farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase (FAMeT) in the giant tiger
shrimp (Penaeus monodon) were identified. They were 1296 and 1311 bp in length …

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is one of the most destructive pests worldwide. The
frequent use of chemical insecticides has led B. dorsalis to develop resistance to many …