Feeding and larval growth of an exotic freshwater prawn Macrobrachium equidens (Decapoda: Palaemonidae), from Northeastern Pará, Amazon Region

In the present study, we carried out experiments on the diet of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium equidens. We tested which type of food and which density of food is suitable for larval development. For the experiment on the type of food, eight treatments were carried out: (I) starvation, (AL) micr...

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Main Authors: JEAN N. GOMES, FERNANDO A. ABRUNHOSA, ANNE K. COSTA, CRISTIANA R. MACIEL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000301525&lng=en&tlng=en