Kalpana, K V (1999) Studies on osmoregulation in the penaeid prawn Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers). Doctoral thesis, ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.
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Abstract
Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers) is the most abundant species along the coast of Kerala. It is cultured extensively by adoption of traditional farming practices. The geographical location and water source determines the seasonal and annual environmental fluctuations the prawn farming systems experiences. The life cycle of the shrimp includes its migration to the coastal deeper waters for spawning and the immigration of larvae to the estuaries for growth. The survival of the species in such complex ecosystems is thus critical to its life cycle. The animal adapts itself to different environments through a physiological process known as osmoregulation. The present study on osmoregulation in the penaeid prawn Metapenaeus dobsoni was thus undertaken to understand the mechanism adopted by this species to survive in different environments. A number of experimental work have been conducted to understand the effect of salinity on the internal variations. However the effect of the complex environmental conditions as existent in nature on the osmotic variations in this species has not been dealt with in any of the earlier studies.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | osmoregulation ; penaeid prawn; Metapenaeus dobsoni |
| Subjects: | Fishery Biology Crustacean Fisheries Crustacean Fisheries > Prawn and Prawn fisheries |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2020 10:35 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2020 10:35 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/14072 |
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