The term fish quality is a complex set of characteristics influenced by numerous endogenous
and exogenous factors. The present review evaluates the quality of gilthead sea bream …

Feeding cycles entrain biological rhythms, which enables animals to anticipate feeding
times and so maximizes food utilization. In this article the effect of mealtime on locomotor …

A dramatic decline has been recorded in Croatian shellfish production in recent years.
Among the many factors that may have contributed to the decline of mussel production, ie …

The trophic ecology of wetlands with mangrove forests remains poorly understood. Through
the use of stomach contents analysis, stable isotope signatures, and Bayesian mixing …

Using a top-down modelling approach, a balanced trophic food web model of a water
reservoir of the Ria Formosa lagoonal system was constructed. Few adjustments of input …

Fish predation interferes with mussel seed population dynamic and is an important limiting
factor on seed supply in several areas of mussel farming production. In the present study we …

Stomach contents of the main fish species (ie sprat Sprattus sprattus, sea-bass
Dicentrarchus labrax, common goby Pomatoschistus microps and flounder Platichthys …

The diet and feeding relationships of the 12 most abundant benthic and demersal fish
species of the Mondego Estuary, Portugal, were studied between June 2003 and May 2006 …

Temperate marine fish larvae use a series of environmental cues (eg, olfactory, hearing,
visual) to mediate the selection of nursery habitats. However, habitat selection may vary …

The dietary compositions of fish species over saltmarsh in a large south-eastern Australian
estuary (Brisbane Water) were explored to ascertain the importance of this habitat type to the …