An enigma: how can freshwater eels (Anguilla spp.) be such a successful genus yet be universally threatened?

DJ Jellyman - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2022 - Springer
Freshwater eels are of tropical marine origin and have spread worldwide. Of the 19
recognised species or subspecies, all 6 temperate species are listed within IUCN …

Sex-specific variation in species interactions matters in ecological communities

E Gissi, MC Goodman, R Elahi… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Understanding how natural communities and ecosystems are structured and respond to
anthropogenic pressures in a rapidly changing world is key to successful management and …

Ontogenetic and environmental effects on otolith shape variability in three Mediterranean European eel (Anguilla anguilla, L.) local stocks

F Capoccioni, C Costa, J Aguzzi, P Menesatti… - Journal of experimental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Otolith morphology is an efficient tool for the discrimination of fish stocks, populations and
species when comparative genetic data are not available. Currently, the relationship …

Sex differentiation and sex determination in eels: consequences for management

B Geffroy, A Bardonnet - Fish and Fisheries, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this review is to present an overview of the sex differentiation and sex
determination processes in eels in relation to the urgent need to provide scientific …

A global viability assessment of the European eel

D Bevacqua, P Melià, M Gatto… - Global Change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The global European eel (Anguilla anguilla) stock is critically endangered
according to the IUCN, and the European Commission has urged the development of …

Implications of facultative catadromy in Anguilla anguilla. Does individual migratory behaviour influence eel spawner quality?

L Marohn, E Jakob, R Hanel - Journal of Sea Research, 2013 - Elsevier
European eel (Anguilla anguilla) recruitment is declining dramatically since the 1980s.
Causes for this decline are explained by a combination of environmental changes basically …

A demographic model for the conservation and management of the European eel: an application to a Mediterranean coastal lagoon

D Bevacqua, P Melià, M Schiavina… - ICES Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We present a general size-and age-structured demographic model of the continental phase
of catadromous eels' life cycle, allowing for the incorporation of (i) fluctuations of juvenile …

Controlled reproduction in the wild European eel (Anguilla anguilla): two populations compared

O Mordenti, AD Biase, G Bastone, R Sirri… - Aquaculture …, 2013 - Springer
This study aimed to describe the response variability of female silver eels in terms of gonad
development and eggs production to a standardized gonadotropic treatment (Carp pituitary …

A caution for conservation stocking as an approach for recovering Atlantic eels

JA Stacey, TC Pratt, G Verreault… - … : Marine and Freshwater …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide concerns about declining eel stocks have resulted in the increased use of
conservation stocking (ie the translocation of early eel life‐stages from areas of high …

Growth, female size, and sex ratio variability in American eel of different origins in both controlled conditions and the wild: implications for stocking programs

CL Côté, SA Pavey, JA Stacey, TC Pratt… - Transactions of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Freshwater eels Anguilla spp. are declining worldwide, and a major challenge is
understanding why these panmictic species show contrasting patterns of intraspecific …