Growth as a function of rationing: a model applicable to fish and microalgae

• Published in: Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology Vol. 236; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Author: Muller-Feuga, Arnaud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 31.03.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; Fish; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Growth; Index; Marine; Microalgae; Oncorhynchus nerka; Porphyridium cruentum; Rationing; Yield; Fish; Rationing; Yield; Index; Microalgae; Growth; Rhodophyta; Salmonidae; Oncorhynchus nerka; Growth rate; Algae; Biomass; Bangiophyceae; Vertebrata; Food intake; Pisces; Physiology; Microorganism; Mathematical model; Thallophyta

Since food transformation obeys the same rules in both plant and animal kingdoms, data describing that of fish and microalgae, selected for their aquatic habitat and simple physiology, have been analyzed. It appears that three conditions must be observed in both cases: (i) fasting provokes weight lo...