“…The physiological index Scope for Growth (SFG) determines the energy potentially available for growth and reproduction (Winberg, 1960) and is calculated as the difference between absorbed energy and respired and excreted energy. SFG has been used in marine bivalves to determine, for example, physiological plasticity of native and invasive species (Sará et al, 2008;NievesSoto et al, 2011), feeding range for aquaculture purposes (Ibarrola et al, 1998;Yukihira et al, 1998;Kesarcodi-Watson et al, 2001a, 2001bVelasco, 2007), identifying physical and chemical parameters for optimum growth (Yukihira et al, 2000;Soria et al, 2007), and population health (Din & Ahamad, 1995).…”