History of marine research at Cocos Island, Costa Rica. The marine organisms and
environments of Isla del Coco (Cocos Island), Pacific Costa Rica, were described by …

Although calyptraeid gastropods are not well understood taxonomically, in part because
their simple plastic shells are the primary taxonomic character, they provide an ideal system …

Aim To test whether marine biogeographical patterns observed at the community level are
also important within species. It is postulated that historical hydrogeographic barriers have …

Beginning with E. Mayr's study in 1954, tropical sea urchins have played an important role in
studies of speciation in the sea, but what are the processes of cladogenesis and divergence …

Here we report 59 new records of shore fishes for São Tomé and Príncipe islands (Gulf of
Guinea), Eastern Atlantic Ocean. Ten of these are new species still to be described …

In spite of historical and current interest in Ciona intestinalis and its congeners, little is
known about evolutionary relationships among the members of the genus Ciona. Here 744 …

Continental drift processes such as major gateway openings have been historically
advocated to explain the distribution of marine benthic taxa in the Southern Ocean (SO). The …

Southern Australia is currently divided into three marine biogeographical provinces based
on faunal distributions and physical parameters. These regions indicate eastern and …

Limited dispersal and connectivity in marine organisms can have negative fitness effects in
populations that are small and isolated, but reduced genetic exchange may also promote …

Community-wide feeding interrelationships in a low-diversity coral reef off the Pacific coast
of Panamá (Uva Island reef) demonstrate complex pathways involving herbivore, strong …