Shrimp Life
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The purpose of our experiment was to find how diet affects the growth rate of Macrobachium rosenbergii. The two variables included within our experiment were the use of two different food particles: protein and fatty substances with a separation net to separate the pairs of shrimp. The goal of our ....
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.... three, called maxillipeds, are mouthparts used for feeding; the rear five, called pereipods, are used for walking. The abdomen contains five pairs of swimming legs, called pleopods, and a fanlike tail.
Many small shrimp are harvested from the cold waters of Iceland, Greenland, and Canada. Today, cultured or farmed marine shrimp play an important role in supplying the world’s shrimp demand. Total wild and farmed shrimp harvest accounts for less than 5 percent of the total world fisheries ....
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