The food and feeding habits of the white Indian prawn, Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) Indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1990. Biology Bibliography: leaves 96-102. There is disagreement within the literature as to whether Penaeus indicus feeds selectively. Few studies deal with the dietary importance of the various items that this prawn ingests. A comprehensive stud...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses2/211073 2023-05-15T17:23:31+02:00 The food and feeding habits of the white Indian prawn, Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) Indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Orr, David Cameron, 1958- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Biology Kenya 1990 xi, 136 leaves : ill., maps, plates. Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/211073 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (13.24 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Orr_DavidCameron.pdf 76072880 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/211073 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Penaeus Shrimps--Kenya Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 1990 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:17:26Z Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1990. Biology Bibliography: leaves 96-102. There is disagreement within the literature as to whether Penaeus indicus feeds selectively. Few studies deal with the dietary importance of the various items that this prawn ingests. A comprehensive study of the potential food items was made then electivity indices and indices of relative importance were estimated. The indices indicate that P. indicus become more carnivorous as they grow and that members of the family Nereidae (Polychaeta) and Mesopodopsis orientalis (Crustacea: Mysidacea) were selected. In terms of ingested volume and frequency of occurrence, detritus was the most important food item. Examination of faecal pellets indicated that diatom frustules, long strands of Oscillatoria spp., woody plant tissue and harpacticold copepod exoskeletons were difficult to digest. Plant matter and micro-crustaceans may therefore be of limited nutritional value to P. indicus. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Indian |
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Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1990. Biology Bibliography: leaves 96-102. There is disagreement within the literature as to whether Penaeus indicus feeds selectively. Few studies deal with the dietary importance of the various items that this prawn ingests. A comprehensive study of the potential food items was made then electivity indices and indices of relative importance were estimated. The indices indicate that P. indicus become more carnivorous as they grow and that members of the family Nereidae (Polychaeta) and Mesopodopsis orientalis (Crustacea: Mysidacea) were selected. In terms of ingested volume and frequency of occurrence, detritus was the most important food item. Examination of faecal pellets indicated that diatom frustules, long strands of Oscillatoria spp., woody plant tissue and harpacticold copepod exoskeletons were difficult to digest. Plant matter and micro-crustaceans may therefore be of limited nutritional value to P. indicus. |
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