Sci. Mar. 76(3): 2012

EDITORIAL

Editorial Jordi Font and Dolors Vaqué Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 423-423 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03734.12B

RESEARCH ARTICLES

FEATURED ARTICLE Comparison of satellite altimetry sea level anomalies and hydrographic observations in the Mediterranean Sea Francisco Mir Calafat and Marta Marcos Moreno Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 429-439 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03515.02G

Monitoring the Northern Current in the Gulf of Lions with an observing system simulation experiment Aurélie Duchez, Jacques Verron, Jean-Michel Brankart, Yann Ourmières and Philippe Fraunié Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 441-453 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03427.02D

The effect of coral polyp sizes and coral exudates on picoeukaryote dynamics in a controlled environment Ying-Pin Wang, Kwee Siong Tew, Jimmy Kuo and Fung-Chi Koand Pei-Jie Meng Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 455-461 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03405.02A

Development of the hectocotylus in Illex coindetii (Verany 1837) (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) Fulvio Zecchini, Michael Vecchione, Paola Belcari and Clyde F.E. Roper Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 463-472 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03305.07D

Species identification of Ommastrephes bartramii, Dosidicus gigas, Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis and Illex argentinus (Ommastrephidae) using beak morphological variables Xinjun Chen, Huajie Lu, Bilin Liu, Yong Chen, Siliang Li and Ma Jin Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 473-481 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03408.05B

Developmental and moult cycle related biochemical changes in larvae of the spider crab, Maja brachydactyla (Brachyura: Majidae) Guiomar Rotllant, Guillermo Guerao, Marta Sastre and Klaus Anger Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 483-488 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03284.20A

A new species of Pagurus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguridae), new records and a redescription of hermit crabs from the Mexican Pacific Manuel Ayón-Parente and Michel E. Hendrickx Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 489-506 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03407.09A

Life history traits of the invasive estuarine shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus (Caridea: Palaemonidae) in a marine environment (Mar del Plata, Argentina) María Guadalupe Vázquez, Claudia C. Bas and Eduardo D. Spivak Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 507-516 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03506.02F

Description of a new genus of Cryptochiridae (Decapoda: Brachyura) associated with Siderastrea (Anthozoa: Scleractinia), with notes on feeding habits Marcelle F.S. Badaro, Elizabeth G. Neves, Peter Castro and Rodrigo Johnsson Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 517-526 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03538.02E

Effects of algal diets and starvation on growth, survival and fatty acid composition of Solen marginatus (Bivalvia: Solenidae) larvae Fiz da Costa, Susana Nóvoa, Justa Ojea and Dorotea Martínez-Patiño Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 527-537 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03470.18A

Particular features of gonadal maturation and size at first maturity in Atrina maura (Bivalvia: Pinnidae) Marian A. Camacho-Mondragón, Marcial Arellano-Martínez and Bertha P. Ceballos-Vázquez Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 539-548 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03522.05A

The effect of organic and conventional production methods on sea bream growth, health and body composition: a field experiment Eleni Mente, Alexandros Stratakos, Ioannis S. Boziaris, Konstantinos A. Kormas, Vasileios Karalazos, Ioannis T. Karapanagiotidis, Vassiliki A. Catsiki and Leondios Leondiadis Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 549-560 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03411.07C

Discards of the purse seine fishery targeting small pelagic fish in the eastern Mediterranean Sea Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Vassiliki Vassilopoulou, Argyris Kallianiotis and Athanassios Machias Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 561-572 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03452.02B

The fate of eggs and larvae of three pelagic species, mackerel (Scomber scombrus), horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) in relation to prevailing currents in the Bay of Biscay: Could they affect larval survival? Paula Alvarez and Marina Chifflet Supplementary material Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 573-586 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03298.07H

Age, growth and utility of otolith morphometrics as a predictor of age in the wrasse Coris julis (Labridae) from the eastern Adriatic Sea Frane Škeljo, Josipa Ferri, Jure Brčić, Mirela Petrić and Ivan Jardas Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 587-595 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03521.07G

A bio-economic evaluation of the potential for establishing a commercial fishery on two newly developed stocks: The Ionian red shrimp fishery Jordi Guillen, Francesc Maynou, Christos Floros, David Sampson, Alexis Conides and Kostas Kapiris Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 597-605 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03434.07I

A small-scale fishery near a rocky littoral marine reserve in the northwestern Mediterranean (Medes Islands) after two decades of fishing prohibition Paloma Martín, Francesc Maynou, Vanessa Stelzenmüller and Miquel Sacanell Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 607-618 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03471.07F

BIOGRAPHY

Carles Bas i Peired Francesc Sardà Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 425-428 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03723.12C

OBITUARY

Miquel Massutí Oliver (1930-2012) Pere Oliver Sci. Mar. 76(3) : 619-620 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03735.12A