Sci. Mar. 76(1): 2012

EDITORIAL

Editorial Akira Kuwata, Miguel Bernal, Francesc Peters and Dolors Vaqué Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 7-7 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03583.10B

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Role of food availability in the bathymetric distribution of the starfish Marthasterias glacialis (Lamk.) on reefs of northern Portugal Fernando Tuya and Pedro Duarte Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 9-15 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2012.76n1009

Stock boundaries for fisheries assessment and management in the Mediterranean: the Balearic Islands as a case study Antoni Quetglas, Beatriz Guijarro, Francesc Ordines and Enric Massutí Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 17-28 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2012.76n1017

Larval development of Etropus longimanus (Paralichthyidae) and Symphurus trewavasae (Cynoglossidae) off the Buenos Aires coast, Argentina Carla Derisio, Paola Betti, Juan Martin Diaz de Astarloa and Laura Machinandiarena Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 29-37 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2012.76n1029

Potential zooplankton preys (Copepoda and Appendicularia) for Engraulis anchoita in relation to early larval and spawning distributions in the Patagonian frontal system (SW Atlantic Ocean) Mariela L. Spinelli, Marcelo Pájaro, Patricia Martos, Graciela B. Esnal, Marina Sabatini and Fabiana L. Capitanio Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 39-47 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2012.76n1039

FEATURED ARTICLE Effect of vertical mixing on short-term mycosporine-like amino acid synthesis in the Antarctic diatom, Thalassiosira sp. Marcelo Pablo Hernando, Jose Ignacio Carreto, Mario Carignan and Gustavo Adolfo Ferreyra Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 49-57 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03203.16D

Age, growth and population structure of Acanthocardia tuberculata (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) in the eastern Adriatic Sea Melita Peharda, Daria Ezgeta-Balić, Margita Radman, Nela Sinjkević, Nedo Vrgoč and Igor Isajlović Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 59-66 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03257.21A

Growth of the purple dye murex, Bolinus brandaris (Gastropoda: Muricidae), marked and released in a semi-intensive fish culture earthen pond Paulo Vasconcelos, Alexandre M. Pereira, Rita Constantino, Carlos M. Barroso and Miguel B. Gaspar Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 67-78 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03313.21B

First record and evidence of an established population of the North American mud crab Dyspanopeus sayi (Brachyura: Heterotremata: Panopeidae) in the western Mediterranean Christoph D. Schubart, Guillermo Guerao and Pere Abelló Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 79-85 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03361.16A

Inter- and intra-annual trends and status indicators of nektobenthic elasmobranchs off the Balearic Islands (northwestern Mediterranean) Beatriz Guijarro, Antoni Quetglas, Joan Moranta, Francesc Ordines, Maria Valls, Natalia González and Enric Massutí Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 87-96 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03432.22A

Taxonomic research on Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881) and Squalus blainvillei (Risso, 1827) (Chondrichthyes: Squalidae) in Tunisian waters (central Mediterranean Sea) Sondes Marouani, Raja Chaâba, Hasna Kadri, Bechir Saidi, Abderrahmen Bouain, Ferruccio Maltagliati, Peter Last, Bernard Séret and Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 97-109 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03440.22B

New data on the distribution and size composition of the North Pacific spiny dogfish Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1854) Alexei M. Orlov, Vadim F. Savinykh, Eugeny F. Kulish and Dmitry V. Pelenev Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 111-122 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03439.22C

Evidence for microsatellite hitchhiking selection in European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and implications in inferring stock structure Panagiotis Kasapidis, Alexandra Silva, Gianpaolo Zampicinini and Antonios Magoulas Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 123-132 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03366.29B

MtDNA and nuclear data reveal patterns of low genetic differentiation for the isopods Stenosoma lancifer and Stenosoma acuminatum, with low dispersal ability along the northeast Atlantic coast Raquel Xavier, Antonio Murias Santos and Madalena Branco Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 133-140 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03373.29A

Pleuronectes platessa, a ghost fish in the Mediterranean Sea? Jordi Lleonart and Henri Farrugio Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 141-147 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03348.02B

Comparative analysis of depth distribution for seventeen large pelagic fish species captured in a longline fishery in the central-eastern Pacific Ocean Jiangfeng Zhu, Liuxiong Xu, Xiaojie Dai, Xinjun Chen and Yong Chen Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 149-157 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03379.16C

Marine benthic cartography of the Cap de Creus (NE Catalan Coast, Mediterranean Sea) Rafael Sardá, Sergi Rossi, Xavier Martí and Josep Maria Gili Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 159-171 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03101.18D

The use of energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to detect strontium marks in fish otoliths Beatriz Morales-Nin, José-Manuel Fortuño, Sílvia Pérez-Mayol and Amalia Grau Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 173-176 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03399.16B

The status of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean small mussel drills of the Ocinebrina aciculata complex (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae), with the description of a new species Fabio Crocetta, Giuseppe Bonomolo, Paolo Giulio Albano, Andrea Barco, Roland Houart and Marco Oliverio Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 177-189 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03395.02A

DISCUSSION ARTICLE

Tangled ecosystem models: the temptation of siren songs and silence Javier Ruiz and Sakari Kuikka Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 191-194 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03575.20A

End-to-end models for marine ecosystems: Are we on the precipice of a significant advance or just putting lipstick on a pig? Kenneth A. Rose Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 195-201 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03574.20B

BOOK REVIEWS

Vives, F., Shmeleva A.A. 2010. Crustacea, Copépodos marinos II. Non Calanoida Miguel Alcaraz Sci. Mar. 76(1) : 203-203 - DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03576.10A