
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Moss, Graeme A. 
A1  - Tong, Lennard J. 
A1  - Allen, Sarah E. 
T1  - Effect of temperature and food ration on the growth and survival of early and mid-stage phyllosomas of the spiny lobster  <emph type="2">Jasus verreauxi</emph>
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 2002
VL  - 52
IS  - 8
SP  - 1459
EP  - 1464
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF01079 
N2  - Instar 1, 3, 5, and 7 phyllosomas of the spiny lobsterJasus verreauxi were reared individually at one of four temperatures (18, 21, 24, and 27C) and fed low, medium, or high rations of 2- to 3-mm Artemia salina. An increase in the temperature reduced the intermoult period for all instars tested, but only the instar 5 phyllosomas showed any significant differences in postmoult size with temperature; those at 18C were smaller. Phyllosomas reared at 18C ate fewer Artemia each day than did those at the higher temperatures, but instars 3 and 5 at 18C consumed more in total over the intermoult period. Survival for all instars tested was lowest at 18C. Increasing the food rations affected the growth and survival of instar 5 and 7 phyllosomas; those fed at the lower rations took longer to moult and had a smaller growth increment. For all instars tested, the feeding rate and total consumption increased with food ration. 
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