Three generations of prawns without the Z chromosome: Viable WW Macrobrachium rosenbergii all-female populations in polyculture with Oreochromis niloticus

•This study presents the first field study of WW all-female M. rosenbergii populations produced by a novel biotechnology.•We show that this population can be sustained for consecutive generations with no visible ill-effects.•WW all-female population has both ecological and economic advantages and is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Aquaculture 2020-01, Vol.515, p.734531, Article 734531
Hauptverfasser: Molcho, Jonathan, Levy, Tom, Benet, Ayana, Naor, Alon, Savaya, Amit, Manor, Rivka, Abramov, Anna, Aflalo, Eliahu D., Shechter, Assaf, Sagi, Amir
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Zusammenfassung:•This study presents the first field study of WW all-female M. rosenbergii populations produced by a novel biotechnology.•We show that this population can be sustained for consecutive generations with no visible ill-effects.•WW all-female population has both ecological and economic advantages and is suitable for polyculture with fish.
ISSN:0044-8486
1873-5622
DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.734531