Advances in Marine Biology was first published in 1963. Now edited by AJ Southward
(Marine Biological Association, UK), PA Tyler (Southampton Oceanography Association …

Echinoderms play a key role in structuring many marine ecosystems and are notorious for
large population density variations in so‐called “outbreak” or “dieoff” events. In a review of …

Sedentary broadcast‐spawning marine invertebrates, which release both eggs and sperm
into the water for fertilization, are of special interest for sexual selection studies. They …

Coral reefs and communities of the Pacific coast of México have been studied since the 19
th Century, but considered as rare, and of little importance. Nevertheless, new discoveries …

The region under study comprises a total of 25 countries where, although there are some
sea cucumber fisheries, scant information exists about them. There are eleven species of …

The Galápagos Islands, a world heritage region for the protection of the unique terrestrial
and marine wildlife, are also home to a small human population, dependent on fisheries …

The reproductive biology of the sea cucumber Holothuria sanctori was studied over 24
months (February 2009 to January 2011) at Gran Canaria through the gonad index and a …

The reproductive status of the holothuroid species Isostichopus badionotus (Selenka, 1867)
and Holothuria mexicana (Ludwig, 1875) was studied over 16 months in Bocas del Toro …

Mexico is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet. Knowledge of echinoderm
diversity in Mexico started in the XIX Century with Louis Agassiz in 1841. Currently, 643 …

Holothuria tubulosa is one of the most common sea cucumber species inhabiting the
Mediterranean Sea. Due to its commercial interest for the international market, it has been …