The relationship between condition and form factors of the Adriatic fishes in the Zadar area

Tomislav Treer; Helena Babačić

doi:10.1515/cjf-2017-0019

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The relationship between condition and form factors of the Adriatic fishes in the Zadar area

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

Volume 75 (2017): Issue 4 (October 2017)

By: Tomislav Treer and Helena Babačić

Open Access

|Oct 2018

Abstract

The relationship between the mean Fulton’s condition and form factors of 12 marine species (N=209 fish specimens) caught in the Zadar area (middle eastern Adriatic) was analysed. The lowest mean condition factor (K = 0.6329) referred to the elongated Trachinus draco, while the highest one (K = 1.7758) referred to the deep-bodied Scorpaena porcus. The correlation between the mean Fulton’s condition and form factors of these 12 populations was highly significant (K = 0.404 + 0.663 a_3.0; r² = 0.815; P < 0.01). Including more species in the calculation would give even more accurate results.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjf-2017-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1848-0586 | Journal ISSN: 1330-061X

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Language: English

Page range: 153 - 155

Submitted on: Feb 3, 2017

Accepted on: Oct 25, 2017

Published on: Oct 16, 2018

Published by: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

Fulton,

Related subjects:

Ecology,

© 2018 Tomislav Treer, Helena Babačić, published by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
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