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Ovarian allometry and the use of the gonosomatic index: a case study in the Mediterranean sardine, Sardina pilchardus
(2004)The gonosomatic or gonadosomatic index [GSI =( ovary weight/fish weight) x 100] has been widely used in. sheries science and experimental reproductive studies as a simple, low-cost measure of reproductive condition. However, ... -
Pattern of oocyte development and batch fecundity in the Mediterranean sardine
(2004)In the present study, the pattern of oocyte development was investigated in the Mediterranean sardine (Sardina pilchardus sardina) in order to examine whether non-hydrated females could be included in batch fecundity ... -
The reproductive cycle of Norway lobster
(2009)The reproductive biology of female Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus was studied throughout an annual cycle from January to December 2007 in Pagasitikos Gulf, a large semi-enclosed Gulf in the central west Aegean Sea, in ... -
A sequential procedure for testing the existence of a random walk model in finite samples
(2008)Given the random walk model, we show, for the traditional unrestricted regression used in testing stationarity, that no matter what the initial value of the random walk is or its drift or its error standard deviation, the ... -
Toxicity effects of bisphenol A to the nauplii of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana
(2013)Toxicity responses of Artemia franciscano to the endocrine disrupter bisphenol A (BPA) were investigated. Exposure of Artemia nauplii (instar II-III) to BPA for 24 hrs and 48 hrs demonstrated LC50 values of 44.8 mg l(-1) ... -
Vertebrae length and ultra-structure measurements of collagen fibrils and mineral content in the vertebrae of lordotic gilthead seabreams (Sparus aurata)
(2015)Skeletal deformities of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) are a major factor affecting the production cost, the external morphology and survival and growth of the fish. Adult individuals of S. aurata were collected from a ... -
Words, antibodies and their interactions
(2010)Jerne's idiotypic network theory stresses the importance of antibody-to-antibody interactions and provides possible explanations for self-tolerance and increased diversity in the immune repertoire. In this paper, we use ...