... treatments in which larvae were starved 53 Table Effects of initial starvation at Zoea-I stage on the appearance of Zoea-VI larvae in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain Starvation treatment* Initial... results of larval diet experiments indicated that the occurrence of additional Zoea-VI larvae in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain is likely related to feeding conditions that also resulted in low... paramamosain was recorded between and days although the majority of them moulted in or days This is similar to the normal durations of other zoeal instars of the mud crab (Zeng & Li, 1999) The ratios of