Biochemical Basis of Adaptive Response to Variable Salinity Environments by the Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

Undergraduate (Honors) Thesis: Different biochemical components (free fatty and free amino acids) are known to be the important drivers for successful osmoregulation in aquatic organisms. The biochemical components change occur slowly with regard to environmental changes which is mediated by the gene activity. This thesis evaluated the changes in free fatty acids and free amino acid levels with experimental salinity changes in Penaeus monodon to infer the role of these two biochemical components in ionic balance between organismal body fluid and surrounding environment.

• Supervision