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Importance of marine prey to growth of estuarine tern chicks: evidence from an energetic balance model [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
We assessed the effects of quality and quantity of prey species on the growth of Little Tern Sterna albifrons chicks raised in salinas (salt-pans), Algarve, Portugal. An energetic balance model was developed, which estimated the total amount of energy
Paiva, Vitor H.   +6 more
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Reducing discards in a demersal purse-seine fishery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Fisheries bycatches and discards constitute a significant problem in many fisheries worldwide. Unlike the pelagic purse-seine, the demersal purse seine usually targets high commercial value demersal species such as sea breams ( e.
Beek   +25 more
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Physical–biological interactions in the life history of small pelagic fish in the Western Iberia Upwelling Ecosystem. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper reviews relevant investigations conducted in the Western Iberia Upwelling Ecosystem (WIUE) on the dynamics of small pelagic fish (SPF), its relationship to climate changes and processes related to the ‘ocean triad’ (enrichment, concentration ...
Chícharo, A.   +6 more
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Microflora of fresh and ice-stored sardines (Sardina pilchardus) from the Moroccan Atlantic coast

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2004
 Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) caught on the Moroccan Atlantic coast (off El Jadida) were examined fresh (February, May and July trials) and after 10 days of storage in ice (July trial).
Fatima Elotmani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

MORFOMETRIJSKA I MERISTIČKA OBILJEŽJA SRDELE (Sardina pilchardus, Walbaum, 1792.) IZ ZADARSKOGA RIBOLOVNOG PODRUČJA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper presents the results of some morphometric and meristic parameters of sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) from coastal (Virsko more) and open waters (Dugi Otok) of the Zadar area, during the period from March 2004 to February 2005.
Bosiljka Mustać, Gorenka Sinovčić
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Sardina pilchardus scales: a potential alternative source for the development of marine apatitic calcium phosphates for biomedical applications

open access: yesDiscover Materials
The scales of Sardina pilchardus, an abundant by-product generated by the fishing sector, offer a promising marine-derived material for the synthesis of calcium phosphate apatites intended for biomedical uses.
Soumia Belouafa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

What does external morphometry tell us about stock discrimination of Sardina pilchardus stocks from Türkiye?

open access: yesOceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
The analysis of shape is a fundamental part of much biological research. Morphometrics, which incorporates concepts from biology, geometry, and statistics, is the study of the geometrical form of organisms.
Ozpicak Melek, Saygin Semra
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of starvation and diet variation of the RNA/DNA ratios in field-caught Sardina pilchardus larvae off the north of Spain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The aim of this study was to analyse the general larval condition, to determine the lncidence of starvation and to investigate the effect of time of day on RNA/DNA ratios among field-caught Sardina pilchardus (L.) larvae. The larvae were collected during
Chicharo, Alexandra   +4 more
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Spatial and temporal variation in fish community of the Ria de Aveiro estuarine lagoon (Portugal).

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2015
Fish assemblages of Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon (Northwest Portugal) were studied from February 2012 and January 2013. Sampling were monthly conducted with a traditional beach-seine net (“chincha”) at 9 sites. Multivariate approach were used in order to
Eva García-Seoane
doaj   +1 more source

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