Table 2. Cumulative survival through the larval stages of L. santolla (A) and P. granulosa (B), reared in individual cultures under different conditions of food supply. Statistical comparisons (t-test) showed no significant influence of treatments (P>0.05; n=24 for A and n=25 for B at start)
Species | Stage | With Artemia | Without Artemia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Survival (%) | n at the end of the stage | Survival (%) | n at the end of the stage | ||
A | Zoea I | 79 | 19 | 96 | 23 |
Zoea II | 54 | 13 | 75 | 18 | |
Zoea III | 46 | 11 | 42 | 10 | |
Megalopa | 25 | 6 | 33 | 8 | |
B | Zoea I | 76 | 19 | 96 | 24 |
Zoea II | 60 | 15 | 88 | 22 | |
Megalopa | 36 | 9 | 20 | 5 | |