Due to the over-harvesting and deterioration of wild populations, the ever-growing
crustacean market is increasingly reliant on aquaculture, driving the need for better …

Gene silencing through RNA interference (RNAi) is gaining momentum for crustaceans, both
in basic research and for commercial development. RNAi has proven instrumental in a …

In Crustacea, an early evolutionary group (∼ 50 000 species) inhabiting most ecological
niches, sex differentiation is regulated by a male-specific androgenic gland (AG). The …

Males of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii grow faster and reach
higher weights at harvest than females a fact which makes the culture of all-male …

Males of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) grow faster and reach
a larger size at harvest than females of the species. It is thus obvious that culture of monosex …

Many studies, including numerous MSc and PhD dissertations related directly and indirectly
to prawn size variation, have been published. Research areas were extremely diverse …

Extensive culture of prawns occurs not only in ponds but also in natural waters and
impounded areas built for other purposes, for example in pens constructed in lakes …

The effect of temperature on survival, growth and reproductive parameters of Cherax
quadricarinatus from a stage of early sexual differentiation to a stage of sexual maturity was …

The survival of the tropical crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus in earthen ponds under ambient
winter temperatures was studied in the temperate zone in the central coastal plain of Israel …

Androgenic glands (AGs) were implanted into young female red claw crayfish, Cherax
quadricarinatus, with the aim of investigating the role played by the AG in the balance …