onlinelibrary.wiley.com The Combined Effects of Temperature and Salinity on Growth and Survival of Hatchery‐Reared Juvenile Spotted Babylon, Babylonia areolata (Link 1807) - Xue - 2010 Journal of the World Aquaculture Society Ming Xue 3-4 phút The Combined Effects of Temperature and Salinity on Growth and Survival of Hatchery‐Reared Juvenile Spotted Babylon, Babylonia areolata (Link 1807) State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 March 2010 Cited by: Get access to the full version of this article.View access options below Log in with Open Athens, Shibboleth, or your institutional credentials If you have previously obtained access with your personal account, Please log in Abstract The effects of temperature and salinity on growth and survival of juvenile spotted babylon, Babylonia areolata, were investigated by rearing snails at combinations of temperatures (20, 24, 28, and 32 C) and salinity (16, 22, 28, and 34 g/L) for 42 d Groups of 20 animals were used in triplicate in each combination of conditions Survival was significantly different among treatments due to temperatures but not due to salinities The mean survival values for the various temperatures were 87.5, 92.5, 94.2, and 71.7% at 20, 24, 28, and 32 C, respectively Growth, as measured by daily body weight and shell length gain, was influenced significantly by temperature, salinity, and the temperature–salinity interaction The optimal status for culture snails was obtained at temperatures from 26 to 30 C and salinity from 26 to 30 g/L The total production was shown to be best in these conditions and this coincided highly with the prevailing conditions in the natural habitat from which the animals originated   Related Information   Downloads: 17 Citations: © Copyright by the World Aquaculture Society 2010 o o Issue Online: 08 March 2010 Version of Record online: 08 March 2010 ... body weight and shell length gain, was influenced significantly by temperature, salinity, and the temperature salinity interaction The optimal status for culture snails was obtained at temperatures... 30 C and salinity from 26 to 30 g/L The total production was shown to be best in these conditions and this coincided highly with the prevailing conditions in the natural habitat from which the. .. different among treatments due to temperatures but not due to salinities The mean survival values for the various temperatures were 87.5, 92.5, 94.2, and 71.7% at 20, 24, 28, and 32 C, respectively Growth,