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cje ›› 1998, Vol. ›› Issue (4): 14-17.

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Effects of Feeding, Body Weight and Light Condition on Respiration of the Larvae of Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Lin Xiaotao, Huang Changjiang, Liang Xufang, Cao Shuangjun   

  1. Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632
  • Received:1997-03-10 Revised:1997-05-26 Online:1998-08-10

Abstract: Effects of feeding, body weight and light condition on respiration of the larvae of Macrobrachium rosenbergii were studied in laboratory. The oxygen consumption increased about 1.2-1.5 times after full feeding, but dropped to routine levels after stopped feeding for 6 hours. The increase in oxygen consumption caused by feeding was not associated with both feeding duration and larval body weight. And the routine oxygen consumption of the larvae did not show any significant differences between light and dark rearing conditions. Based on the data in the present study, a regression formula between the routine oxygen consumption and dry body weight of larvae is R=5.1204W0.8269, where R is the routine oxygen consumption of the larvae and W is the dry body weight.

Key words: high temperature stress, CH4 emission rate, plant leaf, subtropics.