Background Marine species can demonstrate strong genetic differentiation and population
structure despite the hypothesis of open seas and high connectivity. Some suggested …

All genera and species from Europe and the Mediterranean are diagnosed or redescribed,
differentiating characters are illustrated and an identification key is provided. A review of …

The vertical distribution of decapod larvae off the northwest Portuguese coast was analysed
in relation to associated environmental conditions from sampling during a 69 h period …

The collections of the infraorders Thalassinidea Latreille, and Callianassidea Dana, logded
in three German Museums, viz., Zoologische Staatssammlung, Munich (ZSM), Zoologisches …

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

The early life of most decapod crustaceans takes place in the water column as larvae before
they settle in benthic habitats. The spatial and temporal variability in the settling of larval …

The identification keys of the zoeal stages of Pleocyemata decapod larvae from the coastal
region of south-western Europe, based on both new and previously published descriptions …

In the shrimp Crangon crangon, an important fishery resource and key species in the
southern North Sea, we studied temporal variations in size, biomass (dry weight, W) and …

The application of DNA barcoding represents a complementary and efficient approach to
identifying specimens at all stages of their life cycle when used in combination with …

Plankton studies over the long southern coast of Iberian Peninsula are very scarce and
restricted to a few specific taxonomic groups. In order to know the dynamic of decapod …