. ▁The ▁eggs ▁are ▁fert il ised ▁and ▁the ▁emb ry os ▁develop ▁in ▁the ▁female ’ s ▁bro od ▁p ouch , ▁under ne ath ▁her ▁thor ax . ▁B atch es ▁of ▁five ▁to ▁seven ▁young ▁per ▁bro od ▁are ▁usual ▁and ▁are ▁released ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁column ▁in ▁four ▁to ▁six ▁days . ▁The ▁ju ven iles ▁are ▁pl ank ton ic ▁for ▁twenty - four ▁hours ▁before ▁sett ling ▁on ▁the ▁bottom . ▁Fem ales ▁can ▁produce ▁multiple ▁bro ods ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁ ▁Use ▁in ▁research ▁Amer ic am ysis ▁b ah ia ▁is ▁relatively ▁sensitive ▁to ▁to xic ▁poll ut ants . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁small , ▁has ▁a ▁short ▁life ▁cycle , ▁and ▁is ▁easy ▁to ▁culture , ▁it ▁is ▁extens ively ▁used ▁in ▁to x icity ▁testing . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M ys ida ▁Category : Cr ust ace ans ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Category : Ar th rop ods ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Rak th am ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Indian ▁Mal ay al am ▁film , ▁directed ▁by ▁Jos hi y ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁J agan ▁App ach an . ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁Mad hu , ▁Prem ▁Naz ir , ▁S riv id ya ▁and ▁M G ▁S oman ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁roles . ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁musical ▁score ▁by ▁Johnson . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁re made ▁in ▁Tel ug u ▁as