Are sardine larvae caught off northern portugal in winter starving? An approach examining nutritional conditions

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 257, Issue , 2003, Pages 303-309

  Chícharo, M Alexandra ^a   Esteves, Eduardo ^a   Santos, A Miguel P ^b   Dos Santos, Antonina ^b   Peliz, Álvaro ^b   Ré, Pedro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Daily egg production; Fish larvae; Microzooplankton biomass; RNA:DNA ratios; Sardina pilchardus

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EGG PRODUCTION; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; NUTRITION; RNA-DNA RATIO; STARVATION; UPWELLING; WINTER;

(NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CALANOIDA; CALANUS; CALANUS HELGOLANDICUS; COPEPODA; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042856476     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps257303     Document Type: Article

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