Recent advances in the study of fish eggs and larvae

FOREWORD

Foreword M.Pilar Olivar and J.J. Govoni Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 5-6

RESEARCH ARTICLES

MtDNA barcode identification of fish larvae in the southern Great Barrier Reef – Australia Graham G. Pegg, Billy Sinclair, Leica Briskey and William J. Aspden Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 7-12

PCR-SSCP of the 16S rRNA gene, a simple methodology for species identification of fish eggs and larvae Eva Garcia-Vazquez, Paula Alvarez, Placida Lopes, Nikoletta Karaiskou, Juliana Perez, Ana Teia, Jose L. Martinez, L. Gomes and Costas Triantaphyllidis Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 13-21

Ultrastructural studies of the morphological variations of the egg surface and envelopes of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) before and after fertilisation with a discussion of fertilisation mechanism Imam A. A. Mekkawy and Alaa G. M.Osman Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 23-40

Vitamins A and E in the maternal diet influence egg quality and early life stage development in fish: a review Vince P. Palace and Julieta Werner Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 41-57

Reproductive fitness of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of the potent estrogen ethynylestradiol (EE2) in a whole lake exposure experiment Julieta Werner, Vince P. Palace, Kerry G. Wautier, Kenneth H. Mills, Sandra M. Chalanchuk and Karen A. Kidd Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 59-66

First data on growth and nucleic acid and protein content of field-captured Mediterranean bluefin (Thunnus thynnus) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) tuna larvae: a comparative study Alberto García, Dolores Cortés, Teodoro Ramírez, Rafika Fehri-Bedoui, Francisco Alemany, Jose M. Rodríguez, Ángel Carpena and Juan P. Álvarez Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 67-78

Field comparison of sardine post-flexion larval growth and biochemical composition from three sites in the W Mediterranean (Ebro river coast, bays of Almería and Málaga) Alberto Garcia, Dolores Cortes, Teodoro Ramírez, Castor Guisande, Jose Quintanilla, Francisco Alemany, Jose Maria Rodriguez, Juan P. Alvarez and Angel Carpena Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 79-91

Postflexion larvae and juvenile daily growth patterns of the Alborán Sea sardine (Sardina pilchardus Walb.): influence of wind Francisco Alemany, Itziar Álvarez, Alberto García, Dolores Cortés, Teodoro Ramírez, José Quintanilla, Federico Álvarez and José María Rodríguez Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 93-104

Fronts and eddies as key structures in the habitat of marine fish larvae: opportunity, adaptive response and competitive advantage Andrew Bakun Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 105-122

Spawning and nursery habitat of the wedge sole Dicologlossa cuneata (Moreau, 1881) in the Gulf of Cádiz (SW Spain) Eva García-Isarch, Ana Juárez, Javier Ruiz, Zeneida Romero, Paz Jiménez and Francisco Baldó Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 123-136

Spawning areas and larval distributions of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in relation to environmental conditions in the Gulf of Tunis (Central Mediterranean Sea) Rafik Zarrad, Hechmi Missaoui, Francisco Alemany, Romdhane Mohamed Salah, Alberto Garcia, M'rabet Ridha, Jarboui Othman and El Abed Amor Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 137-146

Spatial patterns and GIS habitat modelling of Solea solea, Pleuronectes flesus and Limanda limanda fish larvae in the eastern English Channel during the spring Philippe Koubbi, Christophe Loots, Gwenaelle Cotonnec, Xavier Harlay, Alain Grioche, Sandrine Vaz, Corinne Martin, Mike Walkey and Andre Carpentier Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 147-157

Influence of spring river flow on the recruitment of Japanese seaperch Lateolabrax japonicus into the Chikugo estuary, Japan Jun Shoji and Masaru Tanaka Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 159-164

Individual-based dispersal patterns of larval gobies in an estuary as indicated by otolith elemental fingerprints Mei-Yu Chang, Chia-Hui Wang, Chen-Feng You and Wann-Nian Tzeng Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 165-174

INDEX

Subject index - Sci. Mar. 70S2 : 175-178