Characteristics and processing of canned Amazon River prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum) in Amazon sauce [PDF]
The canned Amazon River prawn with sauce (tucupi and jambu) was thermally prepared (121 ºC) at three different times (T1: 15 T2: 20 and T3: 25 minutes) in glass bottles. The product obtained 20.86% crude protein, with good acceptance by consumers (global
Keber Santos Costa Junior +9 more
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Intensification of Amazon River Prawn Hatchery
The effects of the intensification on the performance of the Amazon River prawn hatchery carried out in a simple recirculation system were investigated.
Michelle Pinheiro Vetorelli +3 more
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First report: Amazon River Prawn reared in biofloc technology
The objective of this work was to evaluate the use of biofloc technology to reared Amazon River prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum). One hundred Amazon River prawn juveniles were divided into two experimental units (250 L), 50 animals per each.
Adolfo Jatobá +3 more
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New occurrences, mean infestation intensity and prevalence of parasitic isopods (Isopoda, Cymothoida, Bopyridae) associated with Macrobrachium amazonicum (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from the mouth of the Amazon River [PDF]
The Amazon prawn or Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862) is widely distributed in South America, occurring in the Orinoco and Amazon rivers, and forms an important source of income for riverside families.
Sting Silva Duarte +2 more
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Has a river dam affected the life‐history traits of a freshwater prawn? [PDF]
In recent years, species richness and diversity in aquatic ecosystems has declined as environments are increasingly impacted by anthropic actions. Freshwater prawns are well adapted to survive in a disturbed and heterogeneous environment.
Gicelle M. F. Silva +6 more
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Histoarchitectural Features of the Hepatopancreas of the Amazon River Prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum [PDF]
La glandula digestiva en los crustaceos decapodos asume las funciones de digestion, absorcion de nutrientes, almacenamiento de las reservas energeticas y excrecion de metabolitos. El metabolismo y las alteraciones histologicas e histoquimicas son observados como respuesta a necesidades fisiologicas, tales como: muda, reproduccion y procesos digestivos.
Karina Ribeiro +1 more
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Energy budget and physiology in early ontogenetic stages of the Amazon river prawn☆
An energy budget allows an understanding about the way in which the energy ingested is distributed among the various functions. In this study, the energy ingested by Zoeae, Decapodids and Juveniles of M.
Alessandra Augusto +4 more
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An update of the amazon prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum) distribution in the low course of the São Francisco river (northeast Brazil) [PDF]
The prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum has been considered a successful colonizing species of freshwater environments beyond its native range; however, information on the distribution of the species in rivers in northeastern Brazil is doubtful or incomplete.
Lucia Vanessa Rocha Santos +1 more
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Effects of feeding strategy on larval development of the Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum [PDF]
Effects of four feeding regimes on the development and feed intake, survival, productivity, and growth of Macrobrachium amazonicum larvae were investigated.
Mariana Cutolo de Araujo +1 more
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Effect of density on population development in the Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum [PDF]
The Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum is widely distributed in lentic and lotic environments of South America, and shows different male morphotypes. In the present study, the effect of crowding on the general population structure of this species and its variation over time were evaluated.
Wagner Valenti
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