The geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, its hydrography and connection with the
Atlantic Ocean have been well documented. Despite a wealth of historical and …

Open ocean zooplankton often have been viewed as slowly evolving species that have
limited capacity to respond adaptively to changing ocean conditions. Hence, attention has …

This new edition of Biological Oceanography has been greatly updated and expanded since
its initial publication in 2004. It presents current understanding of ocean ecology …

This study extends the geographic coverage of a previous study of mitochondrial DNA
restriction fragment length polymorphism in European anchovy. Both studies together …

Many species of euphausiids (Euphausiacea, Crustacea) are distinguished by subtle or
geographically variable morphological characters, and erroneous identification of …

Global warming is affecting the population dynamics and trophic interactions across a wide
range of ecosystems and habitats. Translating these real‐time effects into their long‐term …

Although theory dictates that limited gene flow between populations is a necessary
precursor to speciation under allopatric and parapatric models, it is currently unclear how …

The reef building vermetid gastropod Dendropoma petraeum inhabits the warmest waters of
the Mediterranean Sea and is considered a threatened marine species. The aim of this study …

Comparative multispecies studies allow contrasting the effect of past and present
oceanographic processes on phylogeographic patterns. In the present study, a fragment of …

The sardine (Sardina pilchardus) is a fish commonly consumed and appreciated in many
countries, although they are more likely to be eaten fresh in western Mediterranean …