energetic demands no relation disease risk
Effects
There are several direct and indirect effects of eye ablation in female shrimps, including;
increases total egg production by producing more frequent spawnings, but not larger spawns
moult cycle duration is shorter
increases mortality rate by up to three times
deteriorates female condition
in some instances, produces lower hatch rate of eggs
leads to changes in ovarian colour
increases energetic demands
leads to eventual loss in egg quality
production of offsprings that are more vulnerable to diseases such as WSSV
no relation