Bathymetric biodiversity patterns of marine benthic invertebrates and demersal fishes have
been identified in the extant fauna of the deep continental margins. Depth zonation is …

The spawning areas of the Atlantic freshwater eels were discovered about a century ago by
the Danish scientist Johannes Schmidt who after years of searching found newly hatched …

Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed
resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that …

The fluorescent protein toolbox has revolutionized experimental biology. Despite this
advance, no fluorescent proteins have been identified from vertebrates, nor has …

The natural reproductive ecology of freshwater eels remained a mystery even after some of
their offshore spawning areas were discovered approximately 100 years ago. In this study …

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are present in all types of cells as well as in organelles. tRNAs of
animal mitochondria show a low level of primary sequence conservation and exhibit …

In host–parasite coevolution, parasite innovations including the acquisition of new habitats
and novel traits can trigger evolutionary breakthroughs and enhance parasite diversification …

The enigmatic life cycle and elongated body of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L., 1758)
have long motivated scientific enquiry. Recently, eel research has gained in urgency, as the …

Background Ambient light levels are often considered to drive the evolution of eye form and
function. Diel activity pattern is the main mechanism controlling the visual environment of …

What eel larvae feed on in the surface layer of the ocean has remained mysterious. Gut
contents and bulk nitrogen stable isotope studies suggested that these unusual larvae …