Selección del alimento en la hormiga argentina, Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Asignatura: Etología de los recursos pesqueros (Licenciatura Ciencias del Mar)

Preferencia de alimento del erizo cachero "Arbacia lixula" (Echinodermata: Arbacidae) ante una dieta basada en dos macroalgas.

Se estudió la preferencia de alimento del erizo cachero (Arbacia lixula) al administrarle una dieta basada en dos macroalgas (Ulva sp. y Cystoceira humilis). Los erizos muestran una tendencia clara a consumir mayor cantidad del alga verde frente al alga parda.ABSTRACT The food preferences of the black sea urchin (Arbacia lixula) was studied giving it a diet based on two macroalgae (Ulva sp. and Cystoceira humilis). The sea urchins showed a clear tendency to consume a higher quantity of green algae against brown algae.

Estudio de la selección por el color del alimento en la tortuga boba Caretta caretta tras la eclosión

The behavior of newborn pups of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) towards a potential food after hatching and before eating food for the first time was studied. There was no significant time trend approach and bite of potentially edible objects based on their color or size. However, a clear trend was observed for those objects that are transparent, white or red, independently the sex of the animal. Furthermore, it was verified that the turtles do not have a biting behavior to feed from first contact with water, but it comes after 3 or 4 days. There is also a learning process that determines the choice of targets of further attacks.

Harina de erizo de mar (Diadema antillarum) com ingrediente alternativo en piensos para bocinegro (Pagrus pagrus): efecto sobre el crecimiento y utilización de la dieta

[EN]The effect of dietary inclusion of sea urchin meal (Diadema antillarum) on growth and feed utilization was investigated in a growth trial with red porgy (Pagus pagrus) of 208g initial body weight, during 6 month feeding period. High quality fish meal and fish oil diet was used as a control (Diet C); urchin meal was included at 8% and 16% dietary levels (EM8 and EM16). Compared to the control diet higher values for absolute and relative final weight and SGR were obtained either for fish fed EM8 and EM16 diets; for the latter diets values for FCR and final HSI were significantly smaller respect to those for the control diets. No differences were found among diets for the total feed intake, VSI and K factor. Obtained results indicate the suitability of the sea urchin meal as alternative ingredient in diets for the red porgy, improving fish growth and feed utilization. More studies are being done at the moment in red porgy and other fish species in order to better determine the optimum dietary levels taking into account other important culture and quality parameters.

Contribución a la recuperación y normalización de un alimento tradicional canario: chorizo de Teror. Evaluación de riesgos

[ES] Se plantea este estudio sobre el chorizo rojo de Teror, debido a la falta total y absoluta de definición de este alimento tradicional. Muchos elaboradores comercializan este alimento sin un referente de calidad y seguridad alimentaria básico, existiendo la necesidad de ofertar un producto de calidad contrastada al consumidor canario que demanda alimentos tradicionales para incorporar a su dieta. Por ello, se ha estudiado el proceso de elaboración, la evolución de los parámetros químicos y los parámetros de estabilidad (aw y pH), así como de los principales grupos microbianos presentes en dicho producto y la evaluación de los posibles riesgos asociados a la formulación de aditivos.