Sci. Mar. 76(2): 2012

EDITORIAL

Editorial Marta Pascual, Carles Pelejero, Francesc Peters and Dolors Vaqué Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 215-215 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03662.05A

RESEARCH ARTICLES

FEATURED ARTICLE Loss of genetic variability in a hatchery strain of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) revealed by sequence data of the mitochondrial DNA control region and microsatellite markers Pablo Sánchez, Jordi Viñas, Jaime R. Alvarado Bremer, Pedro Pablo Ambrosio and Rosa Flos Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 225-235 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03232.07E

Seasonal, lunar and tidal control of ichthyoplankton dynamics at the interface between a temperate estuary and adjacent coastal waters (western Portugal) Ana Lígia Primo, Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro, Sónia Cotrim Marques, Pedro Ré and Miguel Ângelo Pardal Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 237-246 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03415.18A

Abundance patterns of early stages of the Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) during a cooling period in a coastal lagoon south of the California Current René Funes-Rodríguez, Rafael Cervantes-Duarte, Silverio López-López, Alejandro Hinojosa-Medina, Alejandro Zárate-Villafranco and Gabriela M. Esqueda-Escárcega Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 247-257 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03442.20C

A morphohistological and histochemical study of hatchery-reared European hake, Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758), during the lecitho-exotrophic larval phase Juan B. Ortiz-Delgado, José Iglesias, Francisco J. Sánchez, Rosa Cal, M. Jesus Lago, Juan J. Otero and Carmen Sarasquete Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 259-271 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03424.03C

The annual cycle of oogenesis in the shanny, Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae) Filipa Ferreira, Miguel M. Santos, Maria Armanda Reis-Henriques, Natividade M. Vieira and Nuno M. Monteiro Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 273-280 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03288.18C

Development of morphology and swimming in larvae of a coral-reef fish, the royal gramma, Gramma loreto (Grammatidae: Teleostei) Jeffrey M. Leis, Suzanne Bullock, Alain Duday, Charles Guion and René Galzin Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 281-288 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03409.03A

Identification of Lessepsian fish species using the sagittal otolith Víctor Manuel Tuset, Ernesto Azzurro and Antoni Lombarte Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 289-299 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03420.18E

Feeding ecology of the deep-sea lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus (Elasmobranchii: Etmopteridae) in the northeast Atlantic José C. Xavier, Cátia Vieira, Carlos Assis, Yves Cherel, Simeon Hill, Esmeralda Costa, Teresa C. Borges and Rui Coelho Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 301-310 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03540.07B

A contribution to the understanding of phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Octopus (Octopodidae: Cephalopoda) María Soledad Acosta-Jofré, Ricardo Sahade, Jürgen Laudien and Marina B. Chiappero Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 311-318 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03365.03B

New insights into the morphology, reproduction and distribution of the large-tuberculate octopus Graneledone macrotyla from the Patagonian slope Ángel Guerra, Álvaro Roura, Maria Pilar Sieiro, Julio M. Portela and José Luis Del Río Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 319-328 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03473.07A

Geographic differences in the carapace shape of the crab Cyrtograpsus affinis (Decapoda: Varunidae) and its taxonomic implications Aníbal H. Lezcano, Rolando González-José, Eduardo D. Spivak and Fernando G. Dellatorre Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 329-337 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03391.16A

Cnidom analysis combined with an in vitro evaluation of the lytic, cyto- and neurotoxic potential of Cyanea capillata (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) Heike Helmholz, Annika Wiebring, Stephan Lassen, Christiane Ruhnau, Christian Schuett and Andreas Prange Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 339-348 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03381.16E

Bathymetric distribution and growth rates of Eunicella verrucosa (Cnidaria: Gorgoniidae) populationsalong the Marseilles coast (France) Stéphane Sartoretto and Patrice Francour Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 349-355 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03262.16B

Revision and redescription of the species previously included in the genus Amphilaphis Studer and Wright in Studer, 1887 (Octocorallia: Primnoidae) Rebeca Zapata-Guardiola and Pablo J. López-González Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 357-380 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03278.18B

Spatial and temporal changes in macrobenthic communities in the Amazon coastal zone (Guajará Estuary, Brazil) caused by discharge of urban effluents Daiane Aviz, Ivana Lia Rodrigues de Carvalho and José Souto Rosa Filho Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 381-390 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03312.16C

Seasonal dynamics and annual production of Cystoseira crinita (Fucales: Ochrophyta)-dominated assemblages from the northwestern Mediterranean Marta Sales and Enric Ballesteros Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 391-401 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03465.16D

DISCUSSION ARTICLE

The adaptation of coral reefs to climate change: Is the Red Queen being outpaced? Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 403-408 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03660.29A

BIOGRAPHY

Ramon Margalef López Josefina Castellví Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 217-220 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03658.04A

Buenaventura Andreu Morera Ángel Guerra Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 221-224 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03659.04B

OBITUARY

Manuel Gómez Larrañeta (Tolosa, 1924 – Vigo, 2012) Antonio Vázquez Sci. Mar. 76(2) : 409-409 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03661.05B