An extensive literature review is made of the parasites in marine and freshwater fish in
mainland Portugal, the Portuguese archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, as well as in …

The aim of this study was to determine the condition and the incidence of starvation among
field-caught Sardina pilchardus larvae, using RNA/DNA ratios and to compare them with …

Relationships between environmental factors and the growth and condition of pilchard
Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum) larvae were studied in November 1998 in the northwestern …

En 1988 se estimó la biomasa reproductora de la sardina portuguesa, Sardina pilchardus
(Walb.), por medio de una campaña combinada de prospección acústica y de producción …

Daily deposition of growth increments in sagittal otoliths of reared and wild Sardina
pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) larvae from hatching to complete yolk-sac absorption is …

Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) eggs parasitized by Ichthyodinium chabelardi in the north-east
Atlantic: an overlooked source of mortality | Journal of Plankton Research | Oxford Academic …

Starvation has been proposed as a major event only in small larvae that are learning to feed
on planktonic prey. However, there are few comparisons of percentages of starving larvae …

In 1997 and 1999 around 30% of the stations off Portugal sampled for sardine eggs Sardina
pilchardus included eggs infected with Ichthyodinium chabelardi. A randomization test on …

[EN] This thesis is organised in four main chapters. The first chapter is devoted to a general
introduction and objectives. Number two is devoted to all the work developed in the …

Wet mass and DNA, RNA and protein content increased significantly with standard length
(LS) of sardine Sardina pilchardus larvae, collected in January 1995, in the Bay of Málaga …