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Coupling of phytoplankton community structure to nutrients, ciliates and copepods in the Gulf of Gabès (south Ionian Sea, Tunisia)

Zaher Drira, Asma Hamza, Malika Bel Hassen, Habib Ayadi, Abderrahmen Bouain and Lotfi Aleya

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990774 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Nov 2009

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Foraging activity of roving herbivorous reef fish (Acanthuridae and Scaridae) in eastern Brazil: influence of resource availability and interference competition

Ronaldo Bastos Francini-Filho, Camilo Moitinho Ferreira, Ericka Oliveira Cavalcanti Coni, Rodrigo Leão De Moura and Les Kaufman

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409991147 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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Fecundity and effects of bopyrid infestation on egg production in the Caribbean sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp Synalpheus yano (Decapoda: Alpheidae)

Patricio Hernáez, Betel Martínez-Guerrero, Arthur Anker and Ingo S. Wehrtmann

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409991093 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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Reappraisal of Cerithiella danielsseni (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Cerithiopsidae): a taxon confined to negative temperatures in the Norwegian Sea

Tore Høisæter

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doi:10.1017/S002531540999107X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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Gonad morphology and gametogenesis in the deep-sea jellyfish Atolla wyvillei and Periphylla periphylla (Scyphozoa: Coronatae) collected from Cape Hatteras and the Gulf of Mexico

Cathy H. Lucas and Adam J. Reed

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000824 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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Temporal, diel and spatial variability of decapod larvae from St Paul's Rocks, an equatorial oceanic island of Brazil

Andrea G. Koettker, Andrea S. Freire and Paulo Y.G. Sumida

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990890 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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Reproduction, growth and production of Amiantis umbonella (Bivalvia: Veneridae) on northern coast of the Persian Gulf, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Hanieh Saeedi, Aria A. Ardalan, Ehsan Kamrani and Bahram H. Kiabi

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409991056 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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Sponges in an extreme environment: suberitids from the quasi-marine Satonda Island crater lake (Sumbawa, Indonesia)

Andrzej Pisera, Klaus Rützler, Józef Kaz'mierczak and Stephan Kempe

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990968 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2009

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The gastrotrich community of a north Adriatic Sea site, with a redescription of Musellifer profundus (Chaetonotida: Muselliferidae)

F. Leasi and M.A. Todaro

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409991068 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 21 Oct 2009

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Diurnal changes of photoadaptive pigments in microphytobenthos

Leonie Jordan, Andrew McMinn and Peter Thompson

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990816 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 21 Oct 2009

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Sedentary behaviour establishment in 0-group common sole Solea solea: a laboratory video-tracking study

Eric D.H. Durieux, Mathieu Le Duigou, Sandie Millot, Pierre Sasal and Marie-Laure Begout

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409991159 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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Recruitment variation in subtidal macrofouling assemblages of a Patagonian harbour (Argentina, south-western Atlantic)

Alicia Rico, Roxana Peralta and Juan López Gappa

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990920 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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Population structure of the invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor on rocky shores of Rio de Janeiro State (Brazil)

A. Breves-Ramos, A.O.R. Junqueira, H.P. Lavrado, S.H.G. Silva and M.A.G. Ferreira-Silva

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990919 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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Distribution of Farfantepenaeus aztecus and F. duorarum on submerged aquatic vegetation habitats along a subtropical coastal lagoon (Laguna Madre, Mexico)

Roberto Pérez-Castañeda, Zeferino Blanco-Martínez, Jesús Genaro Sánchez-Martínez, Jaime L. Rábago-Castro, Gabriel Aguirre-Guzmán and María de la Luz Vázquez-Sauceda

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990865 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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Relationships between macroinfaunal invertebrates and physicochemical factors in two sandy beaches of Patagonia

María Martha (Pitu) Mendez, Evangelina Schwindt and Alejandro Bortolus

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990853 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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Genetic variation of Oratosquilla oratoria (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) across Hong Kong waters elucidated by mitochondrial DNA control region sequences

Karen K.Y. Lui, Priscilla T.Y. Leung, W.C. Ng and Kenneth M.Y. Leung

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990841 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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Exploring molecular variation in the cosmopolitan Caprella penantis (Crustacea: Amphipoda): results from RAPD analysis

M. Pilar Cabezas, José M. Guerra-García, Elena Baeza-Rojano, Susana Redondo-Gómez, M. Enrique Figueroa, Teresa Luque and J. Carlos García-Gómez

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990828 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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Seasonal relative influence of food quantity, quality, and feeding behaviour on zooplankton growth regulation in coastal food webs

C.A. Vargas, R.A. Martínez, R. Escribano and N.A. Lagos

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990804 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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Ontogenetic changes in habitat use and diet of the sea-star Heliaster helianthus on the coast of central Chile

Tatiana Manzur, Mario Barahona and Sergio A. Navarrete

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990786 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Oct 2009

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A new species of Thaumastoderma (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida) from the Antarctic deep sea with a phylogenetic analysis of the whole genus

Alexander Kieneke

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doi:10.1017/S002531540900085X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Sep 2009

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Modelling the effects of marine aggregate extraction on benthic assemblages

Jon Barry, Sian Boyd and Robert Fryer

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990737 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Aug 2009

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Can macrobenthic communities be used in the assessment of environmental quality of fish earthen ponds?

Susana Carvalho, Marisa Barata, Fábio Pereira, Pedro Pousão-Ferreira, Luís Cancela da Fonseca and Miguel B. Gaspar

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990683 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Aug 2009

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Simultaneous detection of Aurelia and Chrysaora scyphozoan jellyfish on a DNA microarray

Jang-Seu Ki, Dae-Sik Hwang and Jae-Seong Lee

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990373 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Aug 2009

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Chromosomes of Pacific hydrothermal vent invertebrates: towards a greater understanding of the relationship between chromosome and molecular evolution

D.R. Dixon, M.T. Jolly, W.F. Vevers and L.R.J. Dixon

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000149 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 19 Aug 2009

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Three new species of remosiid siphonophore (Siphonophora: Physonectae)

P.R. Pugh and S.H.D. Haddock

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990543 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 14 Aug 2009

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The genus Boccardia (Polychaeta: Spionidae) associated with mollusc shells on the south coast of South Africa

C.A. Simon, T.M. Worsfold, L. Lange and J. Sterley

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990452 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 14 Aug 2009

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Evidence of a genetic bottleneck in an El Niño affected population of South American fur seals, Arctocephalus australis

Larissa Rosa de Oliveira, Diogo Meyer, Joseph Hoffman, Patricia Majluf and João S. Morgante

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000162 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 14 Aug 2009

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Spatial variability of planktonic invertebrate larvae in the Canary Islands area

J.M. Landeira, F. Lozano-Soldevilla, S. Hernández-León and E.D. Barton

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990750 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Morphological diagnosis of the two genetic lineages of Acrocnida brachiata (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), with description of a new species

Sabine Stöhr and Delphine Muths

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990749 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Bilateral comparison of in situ neurolipofuscin accumulation in Callinectes sapidus caught in the wild

Cátia R. Pereira, Fernando D'Incao and Duane B. Fonseca

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990725 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Karyotypic analysis of the hermaphroditic viviparous polychaete, Hediste limnicola (Polychaeta: Nereididae): possibility of sex chromosome degeneration

Hiroaki Tosuji, Kotaro Togami and Junko Miyamoto

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990713 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Relationships between shallow-water cumacean assemblages and sediment characteristics facing the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf

Daniel Martin, Ulla Fernadez-Arcaya, Paula Tirado, Éric Dutrieux and Jordi Corbera

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990695 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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The effects of body size, ownership and sex-ratio on the precopulatory mate guarding of Caprella penantis (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

Fumio Takeshita and Yasuhisa Henmi

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990671 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Burrow development, nutrient fluxes, carnivory and caching behaviour by Calocaris macandreae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea)

Eunice H. Pinn and R. James A. Atkinson

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doi:10.1017/S002531540999066X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Seasonal variation of lipid content and fatty acid composition of Sardinella aurita from the Tunisian coast

F. Ben Rebah, A. Abdelmouleh, W. Kammoun and A. Yezza

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990658 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Photo-grammetric measurements of swimming speed and body length of basking sharks observed around the Hebrides, Scotland

Claire Lacey, Russell Leaper, Anna Moscrop, Douglas Gillespie, Richard McLanaghan and Steve Brown

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000769 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 10 Aug 2009

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Reproductive cycle, nutrition and growth of captive blue spotted stingray, Dasyatis kuhlii (Dasyatidae)

Max Janse and Johan W. Schrama

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doi:10.1017/S002531540999035X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 06 Aug 2009

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Reproductive biology of the banded guitarfish, Zapteryx exasperata, from the Gulf of California, México

María-Del-Pilar Blanco-Parra, J. Fernando Márquez-Farías and Felipe Galván-Magaña

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990348 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Aug 2009

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Length–depth relations of Enchelyopus cimbrius fourbeard rockling (Gadiformes: Phycidae) from the southern Gulf of St Lawrence and Cabot Strait in relation to abiotic factors

Eliane Aubry, D.A. Methven and Tom Hurlbut

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000800 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Aug 2009

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Dynamics of photosynthetic picoplankton in a subtropical estuary and adjacent shelf waters

D. Lin, A. Zhu, Z. Xu, L. Huang and H. Fang

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000745 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Aug 2009

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Infestation rates of the pedunculated barnacle Octolasmis lowei (Cirripedia: Poecilasmatidae) on the spider crab Libinia spinosa (Decapoda: Majoidea)

C.A.M.M. Cordeiro and T.M. Costa

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990506 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Aug 2009

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A new deep-sea species of Mitromorpha (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae) off Brazil

Silvio Felipe Barbosa Lima, José Carlos Nascimento Barros and Jonata de A. Francisco

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990762 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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Juvenile green turtles ( Chelonia mydas) in the effluent discharge channel of a steel plant, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2000–2006

Evelise Torezani, Cecília Baptistotte, Sérgio L. Mendes and Paulo C.R. Barata

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990579 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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Feeding ecology of conger eels ( Conger conger) in north-east Atlantic waters

José C. Xavier, Yves Cherel, Carlos A. Assis, João Sendão and Teresa C. Borges

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990555 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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New evidence of serotonin involvement in the neurohumoral control of crinoid arm regeneration: effects of parachlorophenylanine and methiothepin

Michela Sugni, Iain C. Wilkie, Paolo Burighel and M. Daniela Candia Carnevali

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990531 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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Spatial and temporal distribution of the shrimp Nematopalaemon schmitti (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) at a subtropical enclosed bay in South America

Vivian Fransozo, Antonio Leão Castilho, Fúlvio Aurélio Morais Freire, Michele Furlan, Ariádine Cristine de Almeida, Gustavo Monteiro Teixeira and Juan Antonio Baeza

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990439 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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Effect of different salinities on survival and growth of prawn, Palaemon elegans (Palaemonidae)

Maryam Yazdani, Mehrshad Taheri and Jafar Seyfabadi

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990385 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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Bathypolypus sponsalis (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from the central western Mediterranean Sea

D. Cuccu, M. Mereu, M.C. Follesa, A.M. Deiana and A. Cau

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000976 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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Embryonic brooding and clonal propagation in tropical eastern Pacific cupuladriid bryozoans

Aaron O'Dea, Andrew N. Ostrovsky and Felix Rodríguez

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000940 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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Larval and early post-larval morphology, growth, and behaviour of laboratory reared Lopholithodes foraminatus (brown box crab)

William D.P. Duguid and Louise R. Page

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doi:10.1017/S002531540900068X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Aug 2009

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Spatial distribution of subtidal meiobenthos along estuarine gradients in two southern European estuaries (Portugal)

Ana Sofia Alves, Helena Adão, Joana Patrício, João Magalhães Neto, Maria José Costa and João Carlos Marques

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000691 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 13 Jul 2009

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Climatic and oceanic influences on the abundance of gelatinous zooplankton in the North Sea

C.P. Lynam, M.J. Attrill and M.D. Skogen

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990488 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 13 Jul 2009

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Population structure and reproductive biology of the stone crab Xantho poressa (Crustacea: Decapoda: Xanthidae) in the ‘Corrales de Rota’ (south-western Spain), a human-modified intertidal fishing area

Eduardo D. Spivak, Elisabeth Arévalo, José A. Cuesta and J. Ignacio González-Gordillo

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990592 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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The ecological role of Holothuria scabra (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) within subtropical seagrass beds

Svea-Mara Wolkenhauer, Sven Uthicke, Charis Burridge, Timothy Skewes and Roland Pitcher

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990518 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Feeding ecology of Symbolophorus californiensis larvae (Teleostei: Myctophidae) in the southern transition region of the western North Pacific

Chiyuki Sassa

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990464 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Copepod community structure related to environmental factors from a summer cruise in the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia, eastern Mediterranean Sea)

Zaher Drira, Malika Belhassen, Habib Ayadi, Asma Hamza, Rafik Zarrad, Abderrahmen Bouaïn and Lotfi Aleya

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990403 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Differential geographical trends for loggerhead turtles stranding dead or alive along the Andalusian coast, southern Spain

Juan J. Bellido, Juan J. Castillo, Francisco Pinto, Juan J. Martín, José L. Mons, José C. Báez and Raimundo Real

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990361 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Growth and reproduction of Solen dactylus (Bivalvia: Solenidae) on northern coast of the Persian Gulf (Iran)

Hanieh Saeedi, Shahrokh P. Raad, Aria A. Ardalan, Ehsan Kamrani and Bahram H. Kiabi

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000964 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Embryonic development and protein content of the embryos and intracapsular liquid of Melongena melongena (Caenogastropoda: Melongenidae)

Nicida Noriega and Patricia Miloslavich

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000836 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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High densities and depth-associated changes of epibenthic megafauna along the Aleutian margin from 2000–4200 m

F.J. Fodrie, L.A. Levin and A.E. Rathburn

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000903 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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A novel image-processing based method for the automatic detection, extraction and characterization of marine mammal tonal calls

Antonio Sánchez-García, Patricio Muñoz-Esparza and José Luis Sancho-Gomez

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000927 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Expanded description of Opisthoteuthis hardyi based on new specimens from the Patagonian slope

Martin A. Collins, Vladimir Laptikhovsky and Jan M. Strugnell

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000988 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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A new marine flatworm (Plathelminthes: Rhabditophora: Otoplanidae) from the Ligurian coast

A. Lanfranchi and M. Melai

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990427 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Marine planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Maricola) from the western Mediterranean Sea and the Cantabrian coast: new records, one new genus, and immunocytochemistry of the nervous system

Miquel Vila-Farré, Ronald Sluys, Salvatore D'Aniello, Francesc Cebrià, Xavier Ferrer and Rafael Romero

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990476 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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New species of Paracalanidae along the west coast of India: Paracalanus arabiensis

Kirti Sureshchandra Kesarkar and Arga Chandrashekar Anil

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doi:10.1017/S002531540999049X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Sponges associated with Sargassum spp. (Phaeophyceae: Fucales) from the south-western Gulf of California

E. Ávila, N.I. Blancas-Gallangos, R. Riosmena-Rodríguez and L. Paul-Chávez

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990580 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Analysis of the ontogenetic variation in body and beak shape of the Illex argentinus inner shelf spawning groups by geometric morphometrics

Augusto César Crespi-Abril, Enrique Mario Morsan and Pedro José Barón

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990567 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Morphology, biology and molecular characterizations of Opisthoteuthis calypso (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from the Sardinian Channel (central western Mediterranean)

Danila Cuccu, Marco Mereu, Rita Cannas, Maria Cristina Follesa, Angelo Cau and Patrizia Jereb

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000952 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Two new species of Poecilosclerida (Porifera: Demospongiae) from Terra Nova Bay (Antarctic Sea)

Marco Bertolino, B. Calcinai and M. Pansini

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000915 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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The effect of fishing on growth of the clam Chamelea gallina (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from the Turkish Black Sea coast

Göktuğ Dalgiç, İbrahım Okumuş and Sedat Karayücel

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000939 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Annual dynamics of glycogen, lipids and proteins during the sexual cycle of Perna perna (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from south-western Morocco

S. Benomar, K. Costil, F. El Filali, M. Mathieu and A. Moukrim

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990397 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Jul 2009

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Biometric relationships of the spotted lobster, Panulirus echinatus, from Tamandaré coastal reefs, Pernambuco State, Brazil

Aline do Vale Barreto, Maria de Lourdes Zani-Teixeira, Carlos Tassito Correa Ivo and Mario Katsuragawa

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000733 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 02 Jul 2009

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The relationship between the atmospheric variability and productivity in the Adriatic Sea area

Branka Grbec, Mira Morović, Gordana Beg Paklar, Grozdan Kušpilić, Slavica Matijević, Frano Matić and Živana Ninčević Gladan

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000708 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 02 Jul 2009

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Predation: a regulating force of intertidal assemblages on the central Portuguese coast?

Sónia A.E. Brazão, Ana C.F. Silva and Diana M. Boaventura

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000757 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Jun 2009

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Leucosolenia microspinata sp. nov. (Porifera: Calcarea), a new species from the Mediterranean Sea

Caterina Longo

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409990440 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Jun 2009

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Cymbastela sodwaniensis sp. nov. (Halichondrida: Axinellidae): a first record of this sponge genus in South Africa

Toufiek Samaai, Ruwen Pillay and Michelle Kelly

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doi:10.1017/S002531540900006X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Jun 2009

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The invasion of Undaria pinnatifida to a Macrocystis pyrifera kelp in Patagonia (Argentina, south-west Atlantic)

M. Paula Raffo, M. Cecilia Eyras and Oscar O. Iribarne

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doi:10.1017/S002531540900071X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Jun 2009

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Temporal genetic variation of microsatellite markers in the razor clam Ensis arcuatus (Bivalvia: Pharidae)

Miguel A. Varela, Andrés Martínez-Lage and Ana M. González-Tizón

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000812 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Jun 2009

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Oceanographic factors influencing the distribution of South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis around the Falkland Islands before the breeding season

Vladimir Laptikhovsky

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000770 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 23 Jun 2009

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A revision of the genus Strongylodesma Lévi (Porifera: Demospongiae: Latrunculiidae) with descriptions of four new species

Toufiek Samaai, Mark J. Gibbons and Michelle Kelly

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000101 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 05 Jun 2009

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Spatial and temporal variations of microphytoplankton composition related to hydrographic conditions in the Gulf of Gabès

Zaher Drira, Malika Bel Hassen, Asma Hamza, Ahmed Rebai, Abderrahmen Bouain, Habib Ayadi and Lotfi Aleya

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, First View article

doi:10.1017/S002531540900023X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 03 Jun 2009

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Reproductive maturity in the edible Chilean crab Cancer edwardsii: methodological and management considerations

Luis Miguel Pardo, Juan Pablo Fuentes, Andrés Olguín and J.M. (Lobo) Orensanz

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000010 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 06 May 2009

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Traditional coastal invertebrate fisheries in south-western Madagascar

David K.A. Barnes and Kate A. Rawlinson

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doi:10.1017/S0025315409000113 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 20 Apr 2009

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Biological consequences of global warming: does sea surface temperature affect cetacean distribution in the western Ligurian Sea?

A. Azzellino, S.A. Gaspari, S. Airoldi and C. Lanfredi

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doi:10.1017/S002531540800088X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 17 Mar 2008

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