By providing new approaches to the investigation of demographic and evolutionary
dynamics of wild populations, molecular genetics has led to fundamental changes in our …

Small pelagic fish (SPF) play extremely important ecological roles in marine ecosystems,
form some of the most economically valuable fisheries resources, and play a vital role in …

Oogenesis in fishes follows a universal plan; yet, due to differences in the synchrony and
rate of egg development, spawning frequency varies from daily to once in a lifetime. Some …

Due to their population characteristics and trophodynamic role, small pelagic fishes are
excellent bio-indicators of climate-driven changes in marine systems world-wide. We argue …

Once one of the most common cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea, the short-beaked
common dolphin has declined throughout the region since the 1960s and in 2003 this …

Under the general framework of existing recruitment hypotheses, knowledge on the drivers
and mechanisms involved in the determination of the year class strength of small pelagic …

Limited resources in the environment prevent individuals from simultaneously maximizing all
life-history traits, resulting in trade-offs. In particular, the cost of reproduction is well known to …

Despite their geographic proximity, the Gulf of Ambracia and the Inner Ionian Sea
Archipelago are remarkably different in terms of environmental features, human activities …

Abstract Sardine (Sardina pilchardus, Walbaum, 1792) and anchovy (Engraulis
encrasicolus, Linnaeus, 1758) are two commercially important coastal pelagic species. The …

To better understand the effects of fisheries and ocean productivity on the northeastern
Ionian Sea we constructed an Ecopath with Ecosim model with 22 functional groups. Data …