Ikan cupang (Betta splendens) jantan memiliki harga jual yang tinggi daripada ikan betina karena mempunyai warna lebih menarik, tubuh ramping, sirip panjang, dan agresif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perendaman artemia (Artemia salina) menggunakan air kelapa (Cocos nucifera) terhadap keberhasilan maskulinisasi konsentrasi terbaik sebagai media pengarahan kelamin pada splen...

The water-soluble heavy metal ions in contaminated soil may enter aquatic ecosystem through runoff, thus causing negative impact on the water environment. In this study, a two-year situ experiment was carried out to explore an effective way reduce runoff erosion and copper (Cu) cadmium (Cd) (Cu: 1,148 mg kg ?1 , Cd: 1.31 ) near large Cu smelter. We evaluated ability influence properties by four...

This paper evaluates the alterations in the glycogen content of tissues (digestive gland and cephalopedal mass) and glucose in the haemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata BH strain infected with Schistosoma mansoni BH strain and exposed to the latex of Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii. A reduction in the glycogen deposits was observed in infected snails exposed and not exposed to latex. However, t...

Laboratory reared larvae of Toxorhynchites splendens, which were previously starved for 24 hours, cannibalized eggs of their own kind or preyed upon the eggs of other species (Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi) present on the surface of water in small containers. Second and third instars consumed eggs faster than first and fourth instars. The first instar consumed larvae of its own kind fas...