CALORIC CONTENT OF METAPENAEUS DOBSONI


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Authors

  • Sumitra Vijayaraghavan Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682018.
  • M Vijayakumaran Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682018.

Abstract

The caloric content of the entire animal is an important variable to be
determined in energy flow studies, for its knowledge makes it possible to express
dry weight in terms of energy units. Hence, much effort has been made
earlier to measure the caloric content of the tissues of many organisms (Slobodkin
and Richman 1961, Paine and Vadas 1969, Cummins and Wuycheck
1971, Snow 1972, Qasim and Jacob 1972, Piatt and Irwin 1973 and Qasim
et al 1973). Biochemical constituents of animals are known to vary with seasons,
size of the animals, stages of maturity and the availability of food. These in
turn aflect the caloric content of the animal. In the present study, an attempt
has been made to estimate the caloric content of different size groups of male
and female prawns, Metapenaeus dobsoni using three available methods. This
was done to evaluate the extent to which the caloric values of this species vary
with size and sex.

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Author Biographies

  • Sumitra Vijayaraghavan, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682018.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682018.
  • M Vijayakumaran, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682018.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin-682018.

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Vol. 23 No. 1 & 2 (1976)

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How to Cite

Vijayaraghavan, S., & Vijayakumaran, M. (2011). CALORIC CONTENT OF METAPENAEUS DOBSONI. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 23(1 & 2), 120-126. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12183