Neuropeptides and the control of food intake in fish

H Volkoff, LF Canosa, S Unniappan… - General and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The brain, particularly the hypothalamus, integrates input from factors that stimulate
(orexigenic) and inhibit (anorexigenic) food intake. In fish, the identification of appetite …

The effect of environmental stressors on growth in fish and its endocrine control

LF Canosa, JI Bertucci - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fish body growth is a trait of major importance for individual survival and reproduction. It has
implications in population, ecology, and evolution. Somatic growth is controlled by the …

Compensatory growth in fishes: a response to growth depression

M Ali, A Nicieza, RJ Wootton - Fish and fisheries, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Compensatory growth (CG) is a phase of accelerated growth when favourable conditions
are restored after a period of growth depression. CG reduces variance in size by causing …

Smoltification

SO Stefansson, BT Björnsson, LOE Ebbesson… - Fish larval …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Several salmonid species, including members of the genera Oncorhynchus, Salmo and
Salvelinus, are anadromous and undergo a significant structural and functional …

[BOOK][B] Mechanisms of life history evolution: the genetics and physiology of life history traits and trade-offs

T Flatt, A Heyland - 2011 - books.google.com
Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by
analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction …

The biology of salmon growth hormone: from daylight to dominance

BT Björnsson - Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 1997 - Springer
The elucidation of the molecular structure of salmon growth hormone (GH) in the mid-1980's
paved the way for a new era of endocrinological research. Establishment of homologous …

Growth compensation in juvenile Atlantic salmon: responses to depressed temperature and food availability

AG Nicieza, NB Metcalfe - Ecology, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines behavioral and physiological responses of juvenile Atlantic salmon
(Salmo salar) adopting alternative life history patterns following a period of reduced growth …

Interactions between hatchery and wild salmonids in streams: differences in biology and evidence for competition

ED Weber, KD Fausch - Canadian Journal of Fisheries and …, 2003 - cdnsciencepub.com
Competition between hatchery-reared and wild salmonids in streams has frequently been
described as an important negative ecological interaction, but differences in behavior …

Nutrient regulation of endocrine factors influencing feeding and growth in fish

JI Bertucci, AM Blanco, L Sundarrajan… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Endocrine factors regulate food intake and growth, two interlinked physiological processes
critical for the proper development of organisms. Somatic growth is mainly regulated by …

Do digestive enzymes set a physiological limit on growth rate and food conversion efficiency in the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)?

H Lemieux, P Blier, JD Dutil - Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 1999 - Springer
The objective of this study was to determine the potential sites of maximal growth limitation
in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Forty cod were reared in ten sea water tanks. Fish were …