The sea represents a major source of biodiversity. It exhibits many different ecosystems in a
huge variety of environmental conditions where marine organisms have evolved with …

Tests for isolation by distance (IBD) are the most commonly used method of assessing
spatial genetic structure. Many studies have exclusively used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) …

Understanding the population dynamics of highly mobile, widely distributed, oceanic sharks,
many of which are overexploited, is necessary to aid their conservation management. We …

New data on lipid and fatty acid profiles are presented, and the dynamics of the studied
components in muscles in the males and females of the beaked redfish, Sebastes mentella …

Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) Bloch, 1792 are globally critically endangered and
an important fishery species in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas (hereafter The …

Background Examples of rapid evolution are common in nature but difficult to account for
with the standard population genetic model of adaptation. Instead, selection from the …

Despite the devastating impact of the lionfish (Pterois volitans) invasion on NW Atlantic
ecosystems, little genetic information about the invasion process is available. We applied …

The primary approach for variety distinction in Italian ryegrass is currently the DUS
(distinctness, uniformity and stability) test based on phenotypic traits. Considering the …

Mangrove forests are key tropical marine ecosystems that are rich in fungi, but our
understanding of fungal communities associated with mangrove trees and their various …

The marine species usually show high dispersal capabilities accompanied by high levels of
gene flow. On the other hand, many physical barriers distribute along the continental …