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Growth and respiration of two pleuronectiform juveniles from a western Mediterranean bay
Author(s) -
Morais L. Tito
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1985.tb03193.x
Subject(s) - biology , benthic zone , bay , respiration , predation , biotope , mediterranean climate , ecology , zoology , oceanography , habitat , botany , geology
Growth and respiration of juveniles of two pleuronectiforms ( Buglossidium luteum and Arnoglossus thori ) were studied. The first species has a single period of benthic recruitment (April), a growth pause in winter, and a very low winter metabolism (at 11°C). The second species has two peaks of recruitment (May–June and September–October), an exponential growth with no significant pause in winter, and little reduction of metabolism at 11°C. Such differences are important factors allowing the sharing of the same biotope by these small benthic predators.