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Evolution of body size in the genus Damaliscus: a comparison with hartebeest Alcelaphus spp. (2006)
Journal Article
Capellini, I. (2006). Evolution of body size in the genus Damaliscus: a comparison with hartebeest Alcelaphus spp. Journal of Zoology, 270(1), 139-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00100.x

In species with low levels of sexual size dimorphism, it may be relatively easy to detect the role of natural selection in the evolution of body size. Habitat primary production (HPP) appears to be a key factor in the divergence of size in the harteb... Read More about Evolution of body size in the genus Damaliscus: a comparison with hartebeest Alcelaphus spp..

Concordant genetic estimators of migration reveal anthropogenically enhanced source-sink population structure in the River Sculpin, Cottus gobio (2006)
Journal Article
Hänfling, B., & Weetman, D. (2006). Concordant genetic estimators of migration reveal anthropogenically enhanced source-sink population structure in the River Sculpin, Cottus gobio. Genetics, 173(3), 1487-1501. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.105.054296

River systems are vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic habitat fragmentation and will often harbor populations deviating markedly from simplified theoretical models. We investigated fine-scale population structure in the sedentary river fish Cottu... Read More about Concordant genetic estimators of migration reveal anthropogenically enhanced source-sink population structure in the River Sculpin, Cottus gobio.

Predation risk as a driving force for sexual segregation: A cross-population comparison (2006)
Journal Article
Croft, D., Morrell, L. J., Wade, A. S., Piyapong, C., Ioannou, C. C., Dyer, J. R. G., Chapman, B. B., Wong, Y., & Krause, J. (2006). Predation risk as a driving force for sexual segregation: A cross-population comparison. The American naturalist, 167(6), 867-878. https://doi.org/10.1086/504853

Sexual segregation is widespread throughout the animal kingdom. Although a number of hypotheses have been proposed to account for observed patterns, the generality of the mechanisms remains debated. One possible reason for this is the focus on segreg... Read More about Predation risk as a driving force for sexual segregation: A cross-population comparison.

Low Y chromosome variation in Saudi-Arabian hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas) (2006)
Journal Article
Lawson Handley, L. J., Hammond, R. L., Emaresi, G., Reber, A., & Perrin, N. (2006). Low Y chromosome variation in Saudi-Arabian hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas). Heredity, 96(4), 298-303. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800803

It is important to characterise the amount of variation on the mammalian Y chromosome in order to assess its potential for use in evolutionary studies. We report very low levels of polymorphism on the Y chromosome of Saudi-Arabian hamadryas baboons,... Read More about Low Y chromosome variation in Saudi-Arabian hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas).

Genetic evidence for female-biased dispersal and gene flow in a polygynous primate (2006)
Journal Article
Hammond, R. L., Handley, L. J. L., Winney, B. J., Bruford, M. W., & Perrin, N. (2006). Genetic evidence for female-biased dispersal and gene flow in a polygynous primate. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1585), 479-484. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3257

Many models of sex-biased dispersal predict that the direction of sex-bias depends upon a species' mating system. In agreement with this, almost all polygynous mammals show male-biased dispersal whereas largely monogamous birds show female-biased dis... Read More about Genetic evidence for female-biased dispersal and gene flow in a polygynous primate.

Fish assemblages in different shallow water habitats of the Venice Lagoon (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Franco, A., Franzoi, P., Malavasi, S., Riccato, F., & Torricelli, P. Fish assemblages in different shallow water habitats of the Venice Lagoon

The small-sized fish assemblages of the Venice Lagoon were investigated and compared among five shallow subtidal habitats (seagrass beds, sparsely vegetated habitats, unvegetated sand bottoms, mudflats and saltmarsh creeks) in the Northern lagoon bas... Read More about Fish assemblages in different shallow water habitats of the Venice Lagoon.

Assessing river biotic condition at a continental scale: a European approach using functional metrics and fish assemblages (2006)
Journal Article
Pont, D., Hugueny, B., Beier, U., Goffaux, D., Melcher, A., Noble, R., Rogers, C., Roset, N., & Schmutz, S. (2006). Assessing river biotic condition at a continental scale: a European approach using functional metrics and fish assemblages. The journal of applied ecology, 43(1), 70-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01126.x

1. The need for sensitive biological measures of aquatic ecosystem integrity applicable at large spatial scales has been highlighted by the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive. Using fish communities as indicators of habitat qual... Read More about Assessing river biotic condition at a continental scale: a European approach using functional metrics and fish assemblages.

The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning (2005)
Journal Article
Malavasi, S., Franco, A., Fiorin, R., Franzoi, P., Torricelli, P., & Mainardi, D. (2005). The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning. Journal of fish biology, 67(SUPPL. B), 146-165. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00919.x

The gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon shallow waters was investigated by means of a semi-quantitative standardized sampling (using a small beach seine), stratified into five main types of shallow subtidal habitats and conducted on a seasonal bas... Read More about The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning.

Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (2005)
Journal Article
Franco, A., Franzoi, P., Malavasi, S., Riccato, F., Torricelli, P., & Mainardi, D. (2006). Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 66(1-2), 67-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.07.020

The present study investigates the different uses and the functional roles of shallow habitats for fish fauna in the Venice Lagoon, by applying the functional guilds approach. Temporal (seasons) and spatial (location) changes within the lagoon show d... Read More about Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon.