Sci. Mar. 70(4): 2006

RESEARCH ARTICLES

First evidences of Acartia bifilosa resting eggs in sediments of the Urdaibai estuary (Bay of Biscay): abundance and hatching success Ibon Uriarte and Fernando Villate Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 565-572

Molluscan diversity along a Mediterranean soft bottom sublittoral ecotone P. Koulouri, C. Dounas, C. Arvanitidis, D. Koutsoubas and A. Eleftheriou Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 573-583

Sperm ultra-structure and spermiogenesis in Syllis krohni (Polychaeta: Syllidae), with some observations on its reproductive biology Elena Lepore, M. Sciscioli, M. Mastrodonato, M. Gherardi, A. Giangrande and L. Musco Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 585-592

Modelling small-scale coastal fisheries of Galicia (NW Spain) based on data obtained from fisheries: the case of Sepia officinalis Francisco Rocha, Jaime Otero, Raquel Outeiral, Ángel F. González, Joaquín Gracia and Ángel Guerra Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 593-601

The Indian scad (Decapterus russelli), (Osteichtyes: Carangidae), a new Indo-Pacific fish invader of the eastern Mediterranean Daniel Golani Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 603-605

Holocene neoglacial events in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctica). Palaeocenographic and paleoclimatic significance M.A. Bárcena, J. Fabrés; E. Isla; J.A. Flores; F.J. Sierro; M. Canals and A. Palanques Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 607-619

Some aspects of the family Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) from Brazil, with description of a new species Marta Domínguez, Francisco J. García and Jesús S. Troncoso Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 621-634

Age structure, growth and mortality of the striped goby, Gobius vittatus (Gobiidae) in the northern Adriatic Sea Marcelo Kovacic Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 635-641

Physical properties and their relationship to sedimentary processes and texture in sediments from mud volcanoes in the Anaximander Mountains (Eastern Mediterranean) David Casas, Gemma Ercilla, Vasilis Lykousis, Chryssanthi Ioakim and Constantine Perissoratis Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 643-659

Differential loggerhead by-catch and direct mortality due to surface longlines according to boat strata and gear type Juan A. Camiñas, José C. Báez and Xulio Valeiras And Raimundo Real Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 661-665

Ontogenetic development of Parablennius pilicornis (Pisces: Blenniidae) in controlled conditions Cláudia Faria, Fátima Gil and Vítor C. Almada Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 667-671

The genus Novafabricia Fitzhugh, 1990 (Polychaeta: Sabellidae: Fabriciinae) along the Italian coast (Mediterranean Sea) with a description of N. posidoniae n.sp. Margherita Licciano and Adriana Giangrande Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 673-678

New contribution to the reproductive features of bluemouth Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus from northeast Atlantic (Azores Archipelago) Ana Mendonça, Eduardo Isidro, Gui Menezes, Mário Rui Pinho, Octávio Melo and Susana Estácio Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 679-688

Spatial and seasonal variation of the gonad index of Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata:Echinoidea) in the Canary Islands J.C. Hernández, A. Brito, N. García, M.C. Gil-Rodríguez, G. Herrera, A. Cruz-Reyes and J.M. Falcón. Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 689-698

Modelling the effect of temperature on hatching and settlement patterns of meroplanktonic organisms: the case of octopus Stelios Katsanevakis and George Verriopoulos Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 699-708

Interpopulational differences in the female reproductive cycle of the southwestern Atlantic estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulatus Dana, 1851 (Brachyura: Grapsoidea: Varunidae) Romina B. Ituarte, Claudia Bas, Tomás A. Luppi and Eduardo D. Spivak Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 709-718

Seasonal hydrodynamical features on the continental shelf of Colima (west coast of Mexico) J. Salas, D. Gomis, A. Olivos-Ortiz and G. Garcia-Uribe Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 719-726

Preliminary evidences of circadian fan activity rhythm in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791) (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) J. Aguzzi, J.J. Chiesa, R. Caprioli, D. Cascione, G. Magnifico, V. Rimatori and C. Costa Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 727-734

A new species of Nuuanu (Amphipoda: Gammaridea: Melitidae) from shallow sandy bottoms of the Balearic Islands (W Mediterranean) Damià Jaume and Antoni Box Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 735-747

Genetic and morphologic differentiation of the Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus) between estuarine and coastal areas in Portugal Joana F. Marques, Ana Luísa Rego, José Lino Costa, Maria José Costa and Henrique N. Cabral Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 749-758

Spatial distribution of fiddler crabs (Genus Uca) in a tropical mangrove of northeast Brazil Luis Ernesto Arruda Bezerra; Carolina Braga Dias and Helena Matthews-Cascon Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 759-766

BOOK REVIEWS

Pavlova E.V. Movement and energy metabolism of marine planktonic organisms Miquel Alcaraz Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 767-768

Banse, K. and S.A. Piontkovsky (eds.). The mesoscale structure of the epipelagic ecosystem of the open Northern Arabian Sea Marta Estrada Sci. Mar. 70(4) : 769-770