The common practice among researchers who study fish growth is to a priori adopt the von
Bertalanffy growth model (VBGM), which is the most used and ubiquitous equation in the …

The pen shell Pinna nobilis (also known as the fan mussel) is an endemic bivalve of the
Mediterranean Sea. Threatened by human activities, it has been listed as an endangered …

Although within their own disciplines, the statistical, social science, medical, and terrestrial
ecology literatures are replete with accounts of the widespread misapplication and misuse of …

The endangered fan shell Pinna nobilis is a large bivalve mollusc (< 120 cm shell length)
endemic to the Mediterranean that lives one-third buried in soft substrata, generally in …

A long-term experimental approach was undertaken to assess viability and resilience of the
endangered Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna nobilis. Artificial and natural recruitment …

The growth data of a commercial aquaculture recirculation system were analysed to
investigate the growth performance of reared turbot (Psetta maxima). Three common growth …

The decline of important coastal habitats, like seagrass meadows, is likely to influence
populations of associated species, like the noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis. Here we used a …

We investigated the habitat use and size structure of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis L. in the
Alfacs Bay (Ebro Delta, Spain, NW Mediterranean). Shore-parallel transects were conducted …

Epifaunal communities associated with the fan shell Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 along the
Tunisian coastline were investigated. Both univariate and multivariate analysis were done at …

The fan mussel Pinna nobilis is a long lived species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and
is considered one of the biggest bivalve molluscs of the Mediterranean. A multitude of …