Deep-water emergence (DWE) is the phenomenon where marine species normally found at
great depths (ie, below 200 m), can be found locally occurring in significantly shallower …

Aim To evaluate the latitudinal pattern of body size within and among chiton species
employing phylogenetically structured analyses and examine the role ofgeographical …

Body size is considered the most important trait in ecology, and as such, helps to understand
the species-environment interactions. We explored the relationship between body traits and …

Lepidochitona is a genus with a wide distribution in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In this
study, we describe Lepidochitona pardogandarillasae new species using morphological …

The species Chiton echinatus was first described by Barmes in 1824. Subsequently, it has
been allocated to several widely distributed genera (eg, Acanthopleura, Enoplochiton …

The intertidal crustaceans on the Chilean coast are characterized by high diversity and
niche specialization. The present study applied a size-overlap null model analysis for …

Biotic interactions can determine species distributions and range limits, but little theoretical
background exists regarding variation in commensalistic associations across latitudes. We …

This paper presents the first teratological records for Peruvian waters of Chiton cumingsii
Frembly, 1827 and Chiton granosus Frembly, 1827, both species very common in the …

Homing behaviour is frequently observed in marine intertidal invertebrate species. This
behaviour may help species to deal with the environmental variability of the intertidal …

The present study provides the first assessment of the reproductive cycle of three common
and widespread species of the genus Chiton, sympatric in rocky shores of Coquimbo …