The geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, its hydrography and connection with the
Atlantic Ocean have been well documented. Despite a wealth of historical and …

Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus are amongst the best-known cetaceans. In the
Mediterranean Sea, however, modern field studies of cetaceans did not start until the late …

Comparative phylogeography has revealed remarkable patterns of concordance in the
maternal phylogenies of many species. The phylogeography and historical demography of …

This study extends the geographic coverage of a previous study of mitochondrial DNA
restriction fragment length polymorphism in European anchovy. Both studies together …

Aim A central question in evolutionary ecology is the nature of environmental barriers that
can limit gene flow and induce population genetic divergence, a first step towards …

Population subdivision was examined in Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) through
sequencing of the control region of the mitochondrial genome. A total of 178 samples from …

Despite being an important source of wealth and food security for many countries, most of
the small tuna stocks in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea remain unassessed. In …

Phylogeography expounds population genetics and phylogenetics in straightforward
geographic manner, providing good framework in revealing the evolutionary background of …

Sparids are a group of demersal perciform fish of high commercial value, which have
experienced an extensive radiation, particularly in the Mediterranean, where they occupy a …

Over the last few decades, advances in molecular techniques have led to the detection of
strong geographic population structure and cryptic speciation in many benthic marine taxa …