| fecundity and fertility of macrobrachium amazonicum (crustacea, palaemonidae). | in brazil, studies with native freshwater prawn species were discontinued due to great importance of macrobrachium rosenbergii. therefore, it is necessary to continue investigations about our species, in order to develop technology adequate to our reality and in a future allow prawn farmers to culture other species. the aim of this study was to determine the fecundity and fertility of macrobrachium amazonicum captured monthly from june 1999 to june 2001 from jaguaribe river, itaiçaba, ceará, bra ... | 2004 | 15622846 |
| reproductive cycle of macrobrachium amazonicum females (crustacea, palaemonidae). | macrobrachium amazonicum is considered a favorite brazilian species of freshwater prawn for cultivation as a result of its quick development and because it is easy to maintain in captivity. the aim of this work is to describe the sexual cycle stages and determine maturation age of the female m. amazonicum, which was collected monthly from june, 2002 to may, 2003 in the jaguaribe river, itaiçaba, ceará. a monthly sample of water was also collected to determine the following parameters: temperatur ... | 2007 | 18094840 |