Movement of fishes in the aquatic realm is fundamental to their ecology and survival.
Movement can be driven by a variety of biological, physiological and environmental factors …

Fish are the most diversified group of vertebrates and, although progress has been made in
the past years, only relatively few fish species have been examined to date, with regards to …

Mammalian studies have shaped our understanding of the endocrine control of appetite and
body weight in vertebrates and provided the basic vertebrate model that involves central …

The sustainable use of scarce natural resources is a significant challenge for the
aquaculture industry's future development. There are several obstacles to future expansion …

The regulation of food intake in fish is a complex process carried out through several
different mechanisms in the central nervous system (CNS) with hypothalamus being the …

In the last decades, attempts to sustain an environmental friendly aquaculture have
encouraged the use of beneficial bacterial, including probiotics, as feed enrichment. The use …

Evidence obtained in recent years in a few species, especially rainbow trout, supports the
presence in fish of nutrient sensing mechanisms. Glucosensing capacity is present in central …

Evidence indicates that central regulation of food intake is well conserved along the
vertebrate lineage, at least between teleost fish and mammals. However, several differences …

Food intake in fish is a complex process regulated through many different factors including
abundance of energy and nutrients. In recent years, evidence have been obtained in several …

Salmonid fish are an ecologically important and extensively studied group of fish which
concern many interest groups in our society. The aim of this paper is to discuss and suggest …