Understanding how intra-specific differences in plant traits mediate vulnerability to
herbivores of relevant habitat-forming plants is vital to attain a better knowledge on the …

Intraspecific variation is an important component of heterogeneity in biological systems that
can manifest at the genotypic and phenotypic level. This study investigates the influence of …

To assess whether amphipods' habitat choice and feeding preference for a specific
seaweed species are based on nutritional value or structural complexity, and to evaluate the …

Grazing influences the structure and function of seagrass meadows. Like terrestrial plants,
seagrasses have evolved nutritional, structural and chemical mechanisms to either tolerate …

Sex-specific nutritional requirements, mating behavior, and parental care can potentially
affect food selection and consumption in animals. However, relatively little is known about …

Despite a rich taxonomic literature on the symbionts of ascidians, the nature of these
symbioses remains poorly understood. In the Egyptian Red Sea, the solitary ascidian …

Biodiversity represents the variability within and between ecosystems, species and
individuals and is critical for ecosystem functioning. The most basic element of biodiversity is …

The aim of the present study was to analyse the feeding strategy and spatial distribution of
the spider crab Leucippa pentagona in Bahía Bustamante (Patagonia, Argentina). Several …

Spatio-temporal patterns of the distribution of crustaceans from shallow hard bottoms along
the Alexandria coast (Egypt, Mediterranean Sea) were studied during a complete year cycle …

Abstract The Asian kelp, Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar 1873, is considered to be
one of the world's most invasive species and is well established around the New Zealand …