Global warming affects the aquatic ecosystems, accelerating pathogenic microorganisms'
and toxic microalgae's growth and spread in marine habitats, and in bivalve molluscs. New …

Mediterranean finfish aquaculture is mainly represented by the production of the gilthead
sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) growing in marine cage …

SNP arrays are enabling tools for high-resolution studies of the genetic basis of complex
traits in farmed and wild animals. Oysters are of critical importance in many regions from …

Pinna nobilis populations, constituting the largest bivalve mollusk endemic to the
Mediterranean, is characterized as critically endangered, threatened by extinction. Among …

Simple Summary Climate change effects strongly and negatively influence the health and
productivity of marine bivalves and particularly bivalve aquaculture. It is therefore of critical …

The fan mussel, Pinna nobilis, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, is a critically endangered
species facing mass mortality events in almost all of its populations, following the …

Arion vulgaris (syn. A. lusitanicus) is the most destructive pest slug in Europe. The species
has been regarded a classic case of an ongoing biological invasion with negative economic …

High levels of genetic diversity and connectivity are crucial for the persistence of local
populations, especially at the edge of species' distribution ranges. Here, we assessed the …

The common octopus, Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797, is a largely exploited cephalopod
species in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, as well as along the coasts of …

In order to provide valuable guidelines for the conservation of germplasm of Lateolabrax
maculatus, the genetic diversity and population structure analysis were evaluated for eight …