Princ Aquaculture Exam Part 2
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What is the purpose of the growth rate function
serves as a primary predictive tool to determine exact timing for stock harvest
What are the three primary measures of growth in aquaculture
absolute growth
relative growth
specific growth
What defines good growth
combination of practical historical experience and published scientific literature
In the growth model what are the three areas of growth
exponential- rapid development
linear- constant size increase
asymptotic- growth slowing to plataeu
What drivers impacts growth
genetics
nutrition
water quality
interactions
stressors
True or False: growth is approximated by seasonal changes and seperated into stanzas
True
What does a highly peaked growth curve and narrow thermal range indicate
that it is a stenothermic northern species
What does a extended range into higher temperatures growth curve indicate
eurythemic & mesothermic species
What are the four pillars of phenotypic expression
genotype
environment
interaction- genetypic interaction with environment
epigenetics- changes in genes not caused by changes in DNA
Define phenotypic plasticity
ability to alter its phenotype based on environmental exposure
