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Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (2007)
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Fiorin, R., Malavasi, S., Franco, A., & Franzoi, P. (2007). Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus. Journal of fish biology, 70(2), 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01319.x

Seasonal energy allocation of lipid reserves into different body tissues was analysed comparatively in two sympatric, closely related gobies: the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus and the black goby Gobius niger. Lipid reserves were measured in... Read More about Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus.

Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations (2007)
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Bisol, P. M., Gallini, A., Prevedello, S., Rianna, E., Bernardinelli, E., Franco, A., & Zane, L. (2007). Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations. Hydrobiologia, 577(1), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0424-5

Allozymes and microsatellites were used to assess the level and distribution of genetic variation in grass goby population samples collected from the Venice Lagoon between October 2001 and May 2002. Eighteen enzymatic loci were examined in 434 indivi... Read More about Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations.

Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy (2006)
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Franco, A., Malavasi, S., Zucchetta, M., Franzoi, P., & Torricelli, P. (2006). Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy. Chemistry in ecology, 22(SUPPL. 1), S105-S118. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540600571836

This study aimed to investigate the small fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon shallow waters in relation to selected environmental variables, such as water-quality parameters, sediment grain-size variables, and habitat structure factors. Fish sampli... Read More about Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy.

Fish assemblages in different shallow water habitats of the Venice Lagoon (2006)
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Franco, A., Franzoi, P., Malavasi, S., Riccato, F., & Torricelli, P. (2006). Fish assemblages in different shallow water habitats of the Venice Lagoon. Hydrobiologia, 555(1), 159-174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-1113-5

The small-sized fish assemblages of the Venice Lagoon were investigated and compared among five shallow subtidal habitats (seagrass beds, sparsely vegetated habitats, unvegetated sand bottoms, mudflats and saltmarsh creeks) in the Northern lagoon bas... Read More about Fish assemblages in different shallow water habitats of the Venice Lagoon.

The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning (2005)
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Malavasi, S., Franco, A., Fiorin, R., Franzoi, P., Torricelli, P., & Mainardi, D. (2005). The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning. Journal of fish biology, 67(SUPPL. B), 146-165. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00919.x

The gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon shallow waters was investigated by means of a semi-quantitative standardized sampling (using a small beach seine), stratified into five main types of shallow subtidal habitats and conducted on a seasonal bas... Read More about The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning.

Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (2005)
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Franco, A., Franzoi, P., Malavasi, S., Riccato, F., Torricelli, P., & Mainardi, D. (2006). Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 66(1-2), 67-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.07.020

The present study investigates the different uses and the functional roles of shallow habitats for fish fauna in the Venice Lagoon, by applying the functional guilds approach. Temporal (seasons) and spatial (location) changes within the lagoon show d... Read More about Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon.

Fish assemblages of Venice Lagoon shallow waters: An analysis based on species, families and functional guilds (2004)
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Malavasi, S., Fiorin, R., Franco, A., Franzoi, P., Granzotto, A., Riccato, F., & Mainardi, D. (2004). Fish assemblages of Venice Lagoon shallow waters: An analysis based on species, families and functional guilds. Journal of marine systems : journal of the European Association of Marine Sciences and Techniques, 51(1-4 SPEC. ISS.), 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2004.05.006

The fish assemblages in the Venice Lagoon were studied from March to December 2001, by surveying fyke nets in three shallow water areas, which were located at different distances from the marine inlets and characterized by different types of substrat... Read More about Fish assemblages of Venice Lagoon shallow waters: An analysis based on species, families and functional guilds.

Somatic energy storage and reproductive investment in the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (2004)
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Malavasi, S., Florin, R., Franco, A., & Torricelli, P. (2004). Somatic energy storage and reproductive investment in the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 84(2), 455-459. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315404009440h

The pattern of somatic energy storage, measured as body lipid proportion, was investigated in the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus, by comparing the per cent lipids across three reproductive groups - large males (territory holding, caring for e... Read More about Somatic energy storage and reproductive investment in the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus.

Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity and fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Teleostei, Gobiidae) as indicators of environmental stress in the Venice lagoon (2002)
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Franco, A., Malavasi, S., Pranovi, F., Nasci, C., & Torricelli, P. (2002). Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity and fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Teleostei, Gobiidae) as indicators of environmental stress in the Venice lagoon. Journal of aquatic ecosystem stress and recovery, 9(4), 239-247. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1024010813669

The impact of environmental stress on the grass goby, Zosterisessor ophiocephalus, was studied at both biochemical and morphological levels, by comparing three sites in the Venice lagoon (the Northern, Central and Southern basins) which differ in ter... Read More about Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity and fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Teleostei, Gobiidae) as indicators of environmental stress in the Venice lagoon.

Preliminary data on gonadal development and fecundity in the Grass goby, Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas, 1811) from the Venice lagoon (northern Italy) (2002)
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Franco, A., Malavasi, S., Pranovi, F., Franzoi, P., & Torricelli, P. (2002). Preliminary data on gonadal development and fecundity in the Grass goby, Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas, 1811) from the Venice lagoon (northern Italy). Acta Adriatica, 43(2), 43-48

This paper reports a preliminary description of ovaries and oocytes characteristics in the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus from the Venice lagoon across the breeding season. Results allowed identifying of three main oocyte maturation stages oc... Read More about Preliminary data on gonadal development and fecundity in the Grass goby, Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas, 1811) from the Venice lagoon (northern Italy).