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Open AccessCorrection to: Bio-economic analysis of super-intensive closed shrimp farming and improvement of management plans: a case study in Japan
The article "Bio-economic analysis of super-intensive closed shrimp farming and improvement of management plans: a case study in Japan", written by Junpei Shinji, Setsuo Nohara, Nobuyuki Yagi and Marcy Wilder ...
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Open AccessBio-economic analysis of super-intensive closed shrimp farming and improvement of management plans: a case study in Japan
Crustacean aquaculture is a multibillion-dollar industry worldwide that continues to show significant growth. Shrimp farming has been intensified for decades, and super-intensive closed culture systems have no...
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Open AccessReduction of a nymphal instar in a dampwood termite: heterochronic shift in the caste differentiation pathways
Generally in termites, alates differentiate through multiple nymphal instars which gradually develop wing buds. However, in a dampwood termite, Hodotermopsis sjostedti, alates molt directly from a single nymphal ...
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Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding vitellogenesis-inhibiting hormone in the whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and preparation of its recombinant peptide using an E. coli expression system
The cDNA encoding a precursor of Liv-SGP-G, the most abundant crustacean hyperglycemic hormone-family peptide in the sinus gland of the whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei, was cloned by RT-PCR coupled with 5′- ...
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Dynamics of free amino acids in the hemolymph of Pacific whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei exposed to different types of stress
We analyzed the dynamics of amino acids, ammonia-N, and carbohydrates in hemolymph when Pacific whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei was subjected to air-exposure and low-salinity stresses. Glycine, l-arginine, a...
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Metabolism of amino acids during hyposmotic adaptation in the whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei
The penaeid prawn, Litopenaeus vannamei, was employed to investigate intracellular isosmotic regulation in situations where invertebrates encounter hyposmosis. Hemolymph osmolality was first analyzed to confirm o...
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Changes in crustacean hyperglycemic hormones in Pacific whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei subjected to air-exposure and low-salinity stresses
Changes in crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH)-family peptides in response to stress were investigated in Litopenaeus vannamei. Stress treatments consisted of air exposure and low salinity. High-performance li...
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Carbonic anhydrase and Na/K-ATPase activities during the molt cycle of low salinity-reared white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
Changes in hemolymph osmolality, ion concentrations, and enzymatic activities of carbonic anhydrase (CA) in the gills and epidermal tissue, and Na/K-ATPase in the gills during the molt cycle were investigated ...