drawing them from the top of the head to the end of the telson by using a stereo
microscope (Zeiss Jena, Technival 2) equipped with camera lucida projection, and
subsequently measuring them with the help of a digital plan measure (Scale Master
II, Calculated Industries, Inc. Carson City, NV, USA).
The brine shrimp were harvested after reaching maturity (mating couples),
thoroughly washed with distilled water, frozen, and freeze-dried for subsequent
analysis for protein, lipid, and ash.
After testing for normality (Kolmogorov-Smirnov), the data were analysed to
determine differences in the treatments by one-way ANOVA with a limit of
rejection or acceptance of 80.05 (Statistica v.5, StatSoft Inc.).