An updated, corrected checklist of both native and established alien freshwater fish species
in Italy is given based on molecular, morphological and biogeographical data. Some 12 …

The brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) is widely distributed all around Europe but its natural
diversity is threatened by massive stocking with Atlantic domestic strains. Describing the …

Environmental, climate and historical factors are important to explain patterns of freshwater
biodiversity and population dynamics in the Mediterranean area. This region is one of the …

Genetic introgression of aquaculture stocks in local forms is well documented in many fish
species but their evolutionary consequences for the local populations have not been …

Salmonids inhabiting Mediterranean rivers are of particular concern for biodiversity
conservation, as they are threatened by various stressors, including habitat alterations …

The Italian peninsula harbours a complex arrangement of native taxa within the genus
Salmo, shaped by colonisation routes, palaeo‐hydrology and ecological adaptation. In …

The variety of plants, animals and microorganisms on Earth, along with the tremendous
diversity of genes in these species and the high variety of ecosystems on the globe are all …

Overexploitation and consequent depletion of the breeding stock is one of multiple stressors
affecting Mediterranean trout Salmo cettii Rafinesque, 1810 in central Italy. The practice of …

In the native range of the brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) in Europe, the hybridization of native
populations by nonnative domesticated strains introduced by stocking is one of the most …

In the present study, energy densities of 80 adult brown trout (Salmo trutta), seasonally
sampled in an alpine stream in the eastern Alps and energy densities of their main prey …