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Growth of juvenile milkfish Chanos chanos in a natural habitat
(Inter Research, 1985)
A population of juvenile milkfish, C. chanos (Forsskaal) was studied in a small mangrove lagoon in Naburut Island, central Philippines. Several size groups of milkfish occurred in the lagoon as a result of its periodic ...
The food and feeding habit of Penaeus monodon Fabricius collected from Makato River, Aklan, Philippines (Decapoda: Natantia)
(E.J. Brill, 1980)
The food of Penaeus monodon Fabricius collected from Makato River, Aklan, consisted mainly of Crustacea (small crabs and shrimps) and molluscs, making up 85% of ingested food. The remaining 15% consisted of fish, polychaetes, ...
Developmental stages of a microsporidian parasite of the white prawn, Penaeus merguiensis de Man 1888
(University of the Philippines, 1982)
A microsporidian parasite found to invade the ovaries of the white prawn, Penaeus merguiensis de Man, 1888, causes the whitening of the mature female gonads. Ultrastructure examination of the white ovaries reveal the ...
Ecology on the feeding of milkfish fry and juveniles, Chanos chanos (Forsskal) in the Philippines
(Kagoshima University Research Center for the South Pacific, 1980)
An extensive ecological survey was conducted in the Philippines to study the feeding of milkfish, Chanos chanos Forsskal. Types of environments examined included coral reefs, lagoons, mangrove and nipa swamps as well as ...
Spawning behavior and early life history of the rabbitfish, Siganus guttatus, in the laboratory
(Elsevier, 1986)
The spawning behavior and embryonic and larval development of Siganus guttatus are described from laboratory observations. Characteristic prespawning behavior began 4 h before actual spawning: the female touched the anal ...
Identification of postlarvae of the genus Penaeus appearing in shore waters
(Carcinological Society of Japan, 1981)
Diagnostic features for the identification of postlarval Penaeus found in the shore waters of the Philippines are described and categorized based on specimens caught from the wild and those hatched and reared in the ...
Effect of stocking density and duration on stunting milkfish fingerlings in ponds
(Taylor & Francis, 1986)
The paper discusses the effect of stocking density and holding periods in stunting milkfish fingerlings in brackishwater ponds using twelve units of 144m<sup>2</sup> earthen ponds. With 15, 20, and 25 fingerlings/m<sup>2</sup> ...
Hormone-induced spawning and embryonic development of the rabbitfish, Siganus vermiculatus (Pisces: Siganidae)
(San Carlos Publications, University of San Carlos, 1984)
Induced spawning experiments were conducted on captive Siganus vermiculatus with the use of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG APL Ayerst). The hormone was administered intramuscularly and the intraovarioan oocyte development ...
Uptake and elimination of inorganic mercury and selenium by minnows Phoxinus phoxinus
(Elsevier, 1988)
Minnows were kept in aquaria containing filtered water dosed with measured amounts of mercury as mercuric chloride and selenium as sodium selenate. Fishes exposed to selenium in combination with mercury showed significantly ...
The quantitative dietary protein requirements of Penaeus monodon juveniles in a controlled environment
(Elsevier, 1983)
Penaeus monodon juveniles (average weight = 1.32 g) were kept in individual 2 l perforated plastic containers, 10 of which were placed in each of the twenty-four 50 l rectangular wooden-glass aquaria supplied with seawater ...