Biological traits offer valuable approaches to understand species distributions and
underlying mechanisms. Their use has received a growing interest in marine community …

Biological invasions have become major players in the current biodiversity crisis, but
realistic tools to predict which species will establish successful populations are still …

To understand the functional meaning of morphological features, we need to relate what we
know about morphology and ecology in a meaningful, quantitative framework. Closely …

Climate‐mediated species redistributions are causing novel interactions and leading to
profound regime shifts globally. For species that expand their distribution in response to …

Identifying isolated teeth of fossil selachians only based on qualitative characters is
sometimes hindered by similarity in their morphology, resulting often in heated taxonomic …

To check the suitability of otoliths for measuring biodiversity, the contour and shape of the
sulcus acusticus of sagittal otoliths were described using geometric morphological analysis …

Simple Summary Morphological diversity and species richness provide insights into
biodiversity and have been studied extensively in recent years. Most researchers have …

Bottom trawling is the most extensive fishing activity affecting the continental shelf in
Mediterranean waters. This gear has caused negative effects on the communities and …

Phenotypic variation in fish can indicate exposure to different environmental conditions,
affecting species growth and maturation rates and/or be a consequence of genetic factors …

Morphological studies of fish assemblages are a crucial aspect of ecology, as they can
provide insight into functional roles and changes beyond taxonomically oriented …