Aquaculture has been the world's fastest growing food production sector with an annual
growth rate of 8%. Total aquaculture supply increased dramatically from 0.7 mMT in 1950 to …

This book synthesizes existing knowledge of the process of domestication and how captive
breeding and management of wild and domestic animals have affected their behaviour and …

This paper reviews the current knowledge on shrimp broodstock nutrition with special
reference to developments during the last decade. Biochemical studies and diet studies are …

This review focuses on the different criteria currently used to assess offspring quality of
penaeid shrimp and the factors that affect this characteristic. The term 'larval …

Pond culture of marine shrimp currently accounts for about 30% of world supply and
production continues to expand. The future success of shrimp farming will depend upon …

The effect of the number of spawnings on several biochemical components of ovary,
hepatopancreas, and haemolymph was investigated. Shrimps of two origins were …

The application of biotechnology to penaeid prawn aquaculture is increasing in importance.
Early doubts that such approaches were unnecessary, given the crude state of development …

The effect of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) injection on the ovarian maturation and
spawning of wild Penaeus vannamei was investigated. The neurotransmitter was evaluated …

Penaeus vannamei larval quality in terms of biochemical composition and survival was
studied throughout a spawning period. Spawns from broodstock at three different times …

A captive population of Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) replicated in two
environments was evaluated for genetic variability and covariability of size traits. A total of 37 …