Nutritional condition and starvation in sardina pilchardus (L.) larvae off southern Portugal compared with some environmental factors

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 123-137

  Alexandra Chicharo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fish larvae; Nutritional condition; RNA DNA ratio; Sardina pilchardus; Starvation

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

BIOTIC FACTOR; BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH LARVAE; RNA/DNA RATIO; STARVATION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FISH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PREDATION; STARVATION;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH); PORTUGAL;

SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 0344015760     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00212-8     Document Type: Article

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