Larval rearing

Temeyer tested the toxicity of miconazole and six other antifungal agents and solvents for use in horn fly larval rearing or bioassays. Each of which appeared to be potentially useful in bovine fecal medium [99],... 

Stennett, M.D. andEtges, W.J. (1997). Premating isolation is determined by larval rearing substrates in cactophilic Drosophila mojavensis. III. Epicuticular hydrocarbon variation is determined by use of different host plants in Drosophila mojavensis and Drosophila arizonae. J. Chem. Ecol., 23, 2803-2824. 

Farming of species in which breeding or larval rearing in captivity is problematic could skip these steps and start the culture process with wild-caught postlarvae or juveniles. Chemical communication might be used to develop methods for efficiently controlled capturing of animals at these early stages of life. 

In what follows, progress on the culture techniques for copepods, recent revelations on biochemical content and developments for use of copepods in larval rearing are reviewed. 

NAAS K E, VAN DER MEEREN T, AKSNES D L (1991) Plankton succession and responses to manipulations in a marine basin for larval rearing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 74 161-173. 

OGLE J T, NICHOLSON L c, BARNES D N and LOTZ J M (2005) Characterization of an extensive zooplankton culture system coupled with intensive larval rearing of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus, in Lee C-S, O Bryen P J and Marcus N H (eds), Copepods in Aquaculture. Oxford Blackwell Publishing, 225-244. 

An area of considerable interest in relation to larval rearing is the use of immunostimulants. An immunostimulant is a naturally occurring compound that modulates the immune system by increasing the host s resistance against diseases that in most circumstances are caused by pathogens (Bricknell and Dalmo, 2005). The classic immunostimulant consists of... 

BOURNE D G, H0J L, WEBSTER N s, SWAN J and HALL M R (2006) Biofihn development within a larval rearing tank of the tropical rock lobster, Pcuiulirus omatus. Aquaculture, 260, 27-38. 

KiTTAKA J (1994) Larval rearing , in Phillips B F, Cobb J S and J. Kittaka J (eds) Spiny Lobster Management. Oxford, Fishing News Books, 402-423. 

PAYNE M s, HALL M R, BANNISTER R, SLY L and BOURNE D G (2006) Microbial diversity within the water column of a larval rearing system for the ornate rock lobster Panulirus ornatus). Aquaculture, 258,80-90. 

Palinurid lobster larval rearing for closed-cycle hatchery production... 

Key words palinurid lobsters, larval rearing, hatchery technology, health, nutrition. 

Table 9.1 Species of Palinurid lobsters for which larval rearing research has been published...

The state-of-the-art in larval rearing of phyUosomas is commercially acceptable survival rates up to mid- to late-stage development (Phillips and Matsuda, 2011). At this stage, phyUosoma attrition rate is sufficiently high to result in low survival rate at the point of metamorphosis, hence final production is below commercially viable benchmarks. Research is focused on the two major pillars of health and nutrition. With incremental improvements in these key areas there is the expectation that puerulus and juvenile production will reach acceptable levels to make the closed-life-cycle production of Palinurid lobsters a commercial reality. 

Larval rearing, water quality and tank design... 

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