Scientia Marina - 72 (3) 2008

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Sperm ultra-structure of Odontosyllis ctenostoma (Polychaeta: Syllidae) with inferences on syllid phylogeny and reproductive biology Luigi Musco, Adriana Giangrande, Miriam Gherardi, Elena Lepore, Maria Mercurio and Margherita Sciscioli Sci. Mar. 72(3): 421-427

Site-attachment behaviour of Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) (Osteichthyes: Sparidae) benthic larvae: a quantitative approach Sotiris Kiparissis, George Tserpes, Stylianos Somarakis, Panos S. Economidis and Constantin Koutsikopoulos Sci. Mar. 72(3): 429-436

Decapod crustacean assemblages from littoral bottoms of the Alborán Sea (Spain, west Mediterranean Sea): spatial and temporal variability José Enrique García Muñoz, María Eugenia Manjón-Cabeza and José Enrique García Raso Sci. Mar. 72(3): 437-449

Comparison of diamond- and square-mesh codends in the hake (Merluccius merluccius L. 1758) trawl fishery of the Adriatic Sea (central Mediterranean) Alessandro Lucchetti Sci. Mar. 72(3): 451-460

New data on Gaidropsarus granti (Regan, 1903) (Gadiformes: Lotidae) from the Mediterranean Sea, with emphasis on its parasites Antonio Pais, Paolo Merella, Maria Cristina Follesa, Giovanni Garippa and Daniel Golani Sci. Mar. 72(3): 461-468

Osmoregulation as a potential factor for the differential distribution of two cryptic gobiid species, Pomatoschistus microps and P. marmoratus in French Mediterranean lagoons François Rigal, Thibaud Chevalier, Catherine Lorin-Nebel, Guy Charmantier, Jean-Antoine Tomasini, Fabien Aujoulat and Patrick Berrebi Sci. Mar. 72(3): 469-476

Description of the East Brazil Large Marine Ecosystem using a trophic model Kátia M.F. Freire, Villy Christensen and Daniel Pauly Sci. Mar. 72(3): 477-491

Effects of hydraulic dredging on the physiological responses of the target species Chamelea gallina (Mollusca: Bivalvia): laboratory experiments and field surveys Vanessa Moschino, Luis M. Z. Chicharo and Maria Gabriella Marin Sci. Mar. 72(3): 493-501

Epiphyte load on the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile does not indicate anthropogenic nutrient loading in Cabrera Archipelago National Park (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean) Jorge Terrados and Francisco Javier Medina Pons Sci. Mar. 72(3): 503-510

Tagging reveals limited exchange of immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) between regions in the western Mediterranean Mónica Revelles, Juan Antonio Camiñas, Luis Cardona, Mariluz Parga, Jesús Tomás, Alex Aguilar, Ferran Alegre, Antonio Raga, Albert Bertolero and Guy Oliver Sci. Mar. 72(3): 511-518

Associations in the deep-sea benthopelagic zone: the amphipod crustacean Caprella subtilis (Amphipoda: Caprellidae) and the holothurian Ellipinion kumai (Elasipodida: Elpidiidae) Dhugal J. Lindsay and Ichiro Takeuchi Sci. Mar. 72(3): 519-526

Gill net and trammel net selectivity in the northern Aegean Sea, Turkey F. Saadet Karakulak and Hakan Erk Sci. Mar. 72(3): 527-540

Mitochondrial DNA reveals regional and interregional importance of the central Mediterranean African shelf for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) Paolo Casale, Daniela Freggi, Paolo Gratton, Roberto Argano and Marco Oliverio Sci. Mar. 72(3): 541-548

Histochemical characterisation of oocytes of the swordfish Xiphias gladius Juan B. Ortiz-Delgado, Serena Porcelloni, Cristina Fossi and Carmen Sarasquete Sci. Mar. 72(3): 549-564

Degeneration of postovulatory follicles of the Bay of Biscay anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus L.) Ana Alday, Andrés Uriarte, María Santos, Inmaculada Martín, Amalia Martinez de Murguia and Lorenzo Motos Sci. Mar. 72(3): 565-575

Bloom dynamics of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae) in two coastal bays (NW Mediterranean Sea) Sonia Quijano-Scheggia, Esther Garcés, Eva Flo, Margarita Fernandez-Tejedor, Jorge Diogène and Jordi Camp Sci. Mar. 72(3): 577-590

Mudflat nekton assemblages in the Tagus estuary (Portugal): distribution and feeding patterns Susana França, Miguel A. Pardal and Henrique N. Cabral Sci. Mar. 72(3): 591-602

Gonadal growth and reproduction in the sea urchin Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck 1816) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in southern Spain Inés Martínez-Pita, Ana I. Sánchez-España and Francisco J. García Sci. Mar. 72(3): 603-611

BOOK REVIEWS

F.R. Hauer and G.A Lamberti (eds.). – 2006. Methods in Stream Ecology, 2nd edition Eugènia Martí Sci. Mar. 72(3): 613-613