Gaber Ramadan Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Hydrobiology ,Physiology of Marine Organisms,Fisheries Biology and Management,Marine Biology ,Marine Chemistry
Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
Gaber Ramadan works at the Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Specialized in Hydrobiology, Hydrology, Marine Conversation, Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry,Physiology of Marine Organisms, Fisheries Biology and Management
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Gaber Ramadan*, Tasnim Issa, Warda Ahmed, Najoud Al Hassani
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of four different powdered food such as Rice (R), Wheat (W), Chickpeas/Hummus (C), Spirulina (S) and a mixture of the previous feed (R+W+C/H+S) on parthenogenesis and resting eggs (ephippia) production in Daphnia carinata (King,1853) hatched from the desert of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The study continued for 21-days at temperature 19°C ± 2°C and under 12:12 hours light/dark conditions. The analysis of the experimental results has shown that test animals fed on a mixture of food resulted in significant (p<0.05) highest production of resting eggs and lowest (p>0.05) production in parthenogenesis in comparison to other food. Meanwhile, Chickpeas/Hummus and Wheat respond similarly and produce nearly the same number (p>0.05) of e... view moreĀ»