Growth in length and weight of post-pueruli of
Jasus edwardsii (red rock lobster) fed one of six mussel
diets was measured over three moult cycles. The diets consisted of opened
cultured Mytilus galloprovincialis (blue mussel) or
Perna canaliculus (greenlip mussel) fed fresh daily or
every third day or fed frozen daily. Differences in mussel species and
freshness had significant effects on cumulative moult increments (length and
weight) as well as moult frequency over the first three moult cycles.
Post-pueruli fed frozen mussels had significantly smaller growth increments
than did those fed fresh mussels daily or every third day. Post-pueruli fed
frozen P. canaliculus grew significantly less than did
those fed frozen M. galloprovincialis and they took
significantly longer to complete three moult cycles than did those fed in all
other treatments. There were no significant differences in growth or moult
frequency between post-pueruli fed fresh mussels of either species daily or
every third day. These results are discussed with regard to farming of
J. edwardsii.
Peer Review #1 of "The divergence history of European blue mussel species reconstructed from Approximate Bayesian Computation: the effects of sequencing techniques and sampling strategies (v0.2)"
