Abiodun Eniade, Olabode Odedeyi

Broschiertes Buch

Stock Characteristics of Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857)

Collected from Osun River, Nigeria and Lower Volta River, Ghana

Beschreibung

Freshwater prawn aquaculture is not popular in West Africa, subject to low level of scientific and technical know-how on the subjects of its ecology, biology, genetics and its production techniques. However, in order to bridge the gap in the scientific knowledge needed for sustainable development of it commercial farming, this book project was initiated. The authors researched and summarized the stock characteristics of two wild populations of M. vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) around two geographically distant and unconnected rivers in West Africa and discovered that M. vollenhovenii though ecologically diverse, are not morphologically and genetically different within the two stocks. Other inferences drawn from their genetic diversity suggested good level of adaptation, long term survival, ability to resist disease, fast growth and high reproduction rates by these two wild populations. These results emphasized that specimens from the two stocks have high cultivability potentials. This book was however, written for the enhancement of the body of knowledge; to encourage translocation and domestication efforts, even commercial culture of M. vollenhovenii in West Africa.

Autor

Dr. ENIADE, ABIODUN ADEYEMI is a researcher with over eleven years of experience at the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. His research niche is in the area of Fish Ecology and Breeding Technology. He has authored several articles in well referred research journals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scholars' Press
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 113g
• ISBN-13: 9786138914099
• ISBN-10: 6138914090
• Artikelnr.: 60208546