Sci. Mar. 74(3): 2010

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Two new species of Dendrobrachia Brook, 1889 (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Dendrobrachiidae) from the north-eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean Pablo J. López-González and Marina R. Cunha Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 423-434

Population differentiation of the shore crab Carcinus maenas (Brachyura: Portunidae) on the southwest English coast based on genetic and morphometric analyses Inês C. Silva, M. Judite Alves, José Paula and Stephen J. Hawkins Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 435-444

Phenotypic plasticity in the Caribbean sponge Callyspongia vaginalis (Porifera: Haplosclerida) Susanna López-Legentil, Patrick M. Erwin, Timothy P. Henkel, Tse-Lynn Loh and Joseph R. Pawlik Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 445-453

Composition and distribution of subtidal and intertidal crustacean assemblages in soft-bottoms of the Ria de Vigo (NW Spain) Eva Cacabelos, Antía Lourido and Jesús S. Troncoso Supplementary material Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 455-464

DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue: new light from the deep sea Ferran Palero, Sally Hall, Paul F. Clark, David Johnston, Jackie Mackenzie-Dodds and Sven Thatje Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 465-470

Deep-water Drilliinae, Cochlespirinae and Oenopotinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae) from the Campos Basin, southeast Brazil Raquel Medeiros Andrade Figueira and Ricardo Silva Absalão Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 471-481

Acontia and mesentery nematocysts of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) Carina Östman, Jens Roat Kultima, Carsten Roat and Karl Rundblom Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 483-497

Dart formation in nematocysts of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) Carina Östman, Jens Roat Kultima and Sau Yu Grace Wong Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 499-510

Tentacle cnidae of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) Carina Östman, Jens Roat Kultima and Carsten Roat Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 511-521

Reproductive pattern of an exploited dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe 1834) (Pisces: Serranidae) population in the western Mediterranean Olga Reñones, Amalia Grau, Xavier Mas, Francesc Riera and Fran Saborido-Rey Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 523-537

Beach cusps and inner surf zone processes: growth or destruction? A case study of Trafalgar Beach (Cádiz, Spain) Roland Garnier, Miguel Ortega-Sánchez, Miguel A. Losada, Albert Falqués and Nicholas Dodd Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 539-553

An unusual finding of Sepietta oweniana (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae) egg clutch Danila Cuccu, Marco Mereu, Rita Cannas, Sandro Marcias, Angelo Cau and Patrizia Jereb Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 555-560

First data on reproduction and growth of Buenia affinis Iljin, 1930 (Gobiidae) in the northern Adriatic Sea Marcelo Kovačić and Mario La Mesa Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 561-568

Influence of the genetic structure of the red and blue shrimp, Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816), on the sustainability of a deep-sea population along a depth gradient in the western Mediterranean Francisco Sardà, María Inés Roldán, Sandra Heras and Ferruccio Maltagliati Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 569-575

Role of physical forcings and nutrient availability on the control of satellite-based chlorophyll a concentration in the coastal upwelling area of the Sicilian Channel Bernardo Patti, Cástor Guisande, Angelo Bonanno, Gualtiero Basilone, Angela Cuttitta and Salvatore Mazzola Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 577-588

Change in the foraging strategy of female South American sea lions (Carnivora: Pinnipedia) after parturition Massimiliano Drago, Luís Cardona, Enrique A. Crespo, Néstor García, Santiago Ameghino and Alex Aguilar Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 589-598

A new species of deep-water Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) of the genus Synallactes from off western Mexico Claude Massin and Michel E. Hendrickx Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 599-603

Relationships between otolith size and fish size in some mesopelagic and bathypelagic species from the Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Messina, Italy) Pietro Battaglia, Danilo Malara, Teresa Romeo and Franco Andaloro Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 605-612

Reproductive biology of the island grouper (Mycteroperca fusca) in the Canary Islands, northwest coast of Africa Rocío Bustos, Ángel Luque and José G. Pajuelo Sci. Mar. 74(3) : 613-619