Hemolymph osmolality, ionic concentrations, and free amino acid composition Hemolymph osmolality showed a trend of decrease initially (a minimum detected at 6‰) but subsequently increased as salinity increased from 0 to 18‰, however no significant difference was detected among all treatments ( P < 0.05, Figure 4A ).
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Physiological Responses and Ovarian Development of Female Chinese Mitten Crab <i>Eriocheir sinensis</i> Subjected to Different Salinity Conditions.
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Meanwhile the survival rate of female crabs showed a decreasing trend with increasing salinity.
The ∑n-3PUFA content and n-3/n-6 PUFA ratio of the posterior gills showed a fluctuating pattern and the highest value was detected at 0‰, while an increasing trend was found for the ∑n-6PUFA with increasing salinity.