Publications by authors named "Amit Savaya"
Recent evidence suggests that snail predators may aid efforts to control the human parasitic disease schistosomiasis by eating aquatic snail species that serve as intermediate hosts of the parasite. Potential synergies between schistosomiasis control and aquaculture of giant prawns are evaluated using an integrated bio-economic-epidemiologic model. Combinations of stocking density and aquaculture cycle length that maximize cumulative, discounted profit are identified for two prawn species in sub-Saharan Africa: the endemic, non-domesticated , and the non-native, domesticated .
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- The Australian redclaw crayfish displays a unique WZ/ZZ genetic sex determination system, where intersexual individuals can function as males despite having a female genotype (WZ males).
- Researchers developed W/Z genomic sex markers to investigate crayfish populations in Australia, successfully identifying the presence of rare WW females in nature.
- Population dynamics modeling revealed that intersexuals positively impact the growth rates of crayfish populations, supporting species survival and adaptation in their fragmented habitats, particularly through drought and flood cycles.