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Molecular Evolution

Alvarez-Valin, F., K. Jabbari & G. Bernardi, 1998. Synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions in mammalian genes: intragenic correlations. J. Mol. Evol., 46: 37-44

Barakat, A., G. Matassi & G. Bernardi, 1998. Distribution of genes in the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana and its implications for the genome organization of plants. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 95: 10044-10049

Barakat, A., N. Carels & G. Bernardi, 1997. The distribution of genes in the genomes of Gramineae. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 94: 6857-6861

Bernardi, G., 1997. Chromosome structure and function. In Abstracts of 1st European Cytogenetics Conference, Athens, Greece, 1997. Cytogenet. Cell Genet., 77: 22-23

Bernardi, G., S. Hughes, & D. Mouchiroud, 1997. The major compositional transitions in the vertebrate genome: a review. J. Mol. Evol., 44: S41-S51

Cacciò, S., K. Jabbari, G. Matassi, F. Guermonprez, J. Desgrès & G. Bernardi, 1997. Methylation patterns in the isochores of vertebrate genomes. Gene, 205: 119-124

Carels, N., P Hatey, K. Jabbari & G. Bernardi, 1998. Compositional properties of homologous coding sequences from plants. J. Mol. Evol., 46: 45-53

Chiusano, M.L., G. D’Onofrio, F. Alvarez-Valin, K. Jabbari,^. G. Colonna & G. Bernardi, 1999. Correlations of nucleotide substitution rates and base composition of mammalian coding sequences with protein structure. Gene, 238: 23-31

Clay, O., G. D’Onofrio, K. Jabbari, S. Zoubak, S. Saccone & G. Bernardi, 1999. Compositional correlations and gene distribution of the human genome. In Evolutionary theory and processes: modern perspectives. (S.P. Wasser ed), pp1-8, Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht

Cruveiller, S., K. Jabbari, G. D’Onofrio & G. Bernardi, 1999. Different hydrophobicities of orthologous proteins from Xenopus and human. Gene, 238: 15-21

D’Onofrio, G., K. Jabbari, H. Musto & G. Bernardi, 1999. The correlation of protein hydropathy with the composition of coding sequences. Gene, 238: 3-14

D’Onofrio, G., K. Jabbari, H. Musto, F. Alvarez-Valin, S. Cruveiller & G. Bernardi, 1998. Evolutionary genomics of vertebrates and its implications. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 18: 81-94

D’Onofrio, G., O. Clay, K. Jabbari, F. Alvarez-Valin, S. Saccone & G. Bernardi, 1998. The organization of the human genome. In: Frontiers in Biology: The Challenges of Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture. (C.H. Chou & K.T. Shao, eds) 11-18, Academia Sinica, Taipei

De Sario, A., G. Roizès, N. Allegre & G. Bernardi, 1997. A compositional map of the cen-q21 region of human chromosome 21. Gene, 194: 107-113

Federico, C., S. Saccone & G. Bernardi, 1998. The gene-richest bands of human chromosomes replicate at the onset of the S-phase. Cytogenet. Cell Genet., 80: 83-88

Glukhova, L.A., S.V. Zoubak, A.V. Rynditch, G.G. Miller, I.V. Titova, N. Vorobyeva, Z.V. Lazurkevitch, A.S. Graphodatskii, A.A. Kushch & G. Bernardi, 1999. Localization of HTLV-1 and HIV-1 proviral sequences in chromosomes of persistently infected cells. Chromosome Research, 7: 177-183

Green, P. (revised by Bernardi, G.). 1997. In: Encyclopedia of Human Biology, 2nd Edition, vol X. Academic Press, Inc.

Jabbari, K. & G. Bernardi, 1998. CpG doublets, CpG islands and Alu repeats in long human DNA sequences from different isochore families. Gene, 224: 123-128

Jabbari, K., S. Cacciò, J.-P. Païs de Barros, J. Desgrès & G. Bernardi, 1997. Evolutionary changes in CpG and methylation levels in vertebrate genomes. Gene, 205: 109-118

Matassi, G., D. Labuda & G. Bernardi, 1998. Distribution of the mammalian-wide interspersed repeats (MIRs) in the isochores of the human genome. FEBS Letters, 439: 63-65

Musto, H, H. Romero, A. Zavala, K. Jabbari & G. Bernardi, 1999. Synonymous codon choices in the extremely GC-poor genome of Plasmodium falciparum: compositional constraints and translational selection. J. Mol. Evol., 49: 27-35

Musto, H., H. Romero, A. Zavala & G. Bernardi, 1999. Compositional correlations in the chicken genome. J. Mol. Evol., 49: 325-329

Rynditch A.V., S. Zoubak, L. Tsyba, N. Tryapitsina-Guley & G. Bernardi, 1998. The regional integration of retroviral sequences into the mosaic genomes of mammals. Gene, 222: 1-16

Saccone S., C. Federico, I. Solovei, M.F. Croquette, G. Della Valle & G. Bernardi, 1999. Identification of the gene-richest bands in human prometaphase chromosomes. Chromosome Research, 7: 379-386

Saccone, C., S. Cacciò, P. Perani, L. Andreozzi, A. Rapisarda, S. Motta, & G. Bernardi, 1997. Compositional mapping of mouse chromosomes and identification of the gene-rich regions. Chromosome Res., 5: 293-300

Sadoni, N., S. Langer, C. Fauth, G. Bernardi, T. Cremer, B.M. Turner & D. Zink, 1999. Nuclear organization of mammalian genomes. Polar chromosome territories build up functionally distinct higher order. J. Cell Biology, 146: 1211-1226

Development and Differentiation

Aniello, F., A. Locascio, M.G. Villani, A. Di Gregorio, L. Fucci, & M. Branno, 1999. Identification and development of Ci-msxb: a novel homoloque of Drosophila msh in Ciona intestinalis. Mech. Develop., 88: 123-126

Arnone, M.I., E.L. Martin & E.H. Davidson, 1998. Cis-regulation downstream of cell type specification: A single compact element controls the complex expression of the CyIIa gene in sea urchin embryos. Development, 125: 1381-1395

Aurisicchio, L., R. Di Lauro & M. Zannini 1998. Identification of the Thyroid Transcription Factor 1 (TTF-1) as a target for rat MST2 kinase. J. Biol. Chem. 273: 1477-1482

Bogarad, L.D., M.I. Arnone, C. Chang & E.H. Davidson, 1998. Interference with gene regulation in living sea urchin embryos: "TKO", a genetically controlled vector for blokade of specific transcription factors. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 95: 14827-14832

Caracciolo, A., I. Gesualdo, M. Branno, F. Aniello, R. Di Lauro and A. Palumbo 1997. Specific cellular localization of tyrosinase mRNA during Ciona intestinalis larval development. Develop. Growth and Differ., 39: 437-444

Cariello, L, 1997. Calitoxins. In: Guidebook to protein toxins and their use in cell biology. (R. Rappuoli & C. Montecucco, eds), 138-140, A Sambrook & Tooze Pubblication at Oxford University Press

Cariello, L., F. Ristoratore & L. Zanetti, 1997. A new transglutaminase-like from the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. FEBS Letters, 408: 171-176

Carosa, E., A. Fanelli, S. Ulisse, R. Di Lauro, J. E. Rall & E. A. Jannini, 1998. Ciona intestinalis nuclear receptor 1: A member of steroid/thyroid hormone receptor family. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 95: 11152-11157

Casamassimi, A., M.G. Miano, A. Porcellini, G. De Vita, F. De Nigris, M. Zannini, R. Di Lauro, T. Russo, V.E. Avvedimento & A. Fusco, 1998. p53 genes mutated in the DNA binding site or at a specific COOH-terminal site exert divergent effects on thyroid cell growth and differentiation. Cancer Res., 58: 2888-2894

Cobellis, G., C. Missero & R. Di Lauro, 1998. Concomitant activation of MEK-1 and Rac-1increases the proliferative potential of thyroid epithelial cells, without affecting their differentiation. Oncogene, 17: 2047-2057

de Cristofaro, T., A. Affaitati, L. Cariello, E.V. Avvedimento & S. Varrone, 1999. The length of polyglutamine tract, its level of expression, the rate of degradation, and the transglutaminase activity influence the formation of intracellular aggregates. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 260: 150-158

De Felice, M., C. Ovitt, E. Biffali, A. Rodriguez-Mallon, C. Arra, K. Anastassiadis, P.E. Macchia, M-G. Mattei, A. Mariano, H. Schöler, V. Macchia & R. Di Lauro, 1998. A mouse model for hereditary thyroid dysgenesis and cleft palate. Nature Genetics, 19: 395-398

De Vita, G., M. Zannini, A. Cirafici, R. Melillo, R. Di Lauro, A. Fusco & M. Santoro, 1998. Expression of the RET/PTC1 oncogene impairs the activity of TTF-1 and Pax-8 thyroid transcription factors. Cell Growth and Differentiation, 9: 97-103

del Gaudio, R., R. Di Giamo, N. Potenza, M. Branno, F. Aniello & G. Geraci, 1999. Characterization of a new variant DNA(cytosine-5)-methyltransferase unable to methylate double stranded DNA isolated from the marine annelid worm Chaetopterus variopedatus. FEBS Lett., 460: 380-384

Di Gregorio, A., M.G. Villani, A. Locascio, F. Ristoratore, F. Aniello & M. Branno, 1998. Developmental regulation and tissue-specific localization of calmodulin mRNA in the protochordate Ciona intestinalis. Develop. Growth Differ., 40: 387-394

Esposito, G., F. Fogolari, G. Damante, S. Formisano, G. Tell, A. Leonardi, R. Di Lauro & P. Viglino, 1997. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange studies of the rat thyroid transcription factor 1 homeodomain. J. Biomol. NMR, 9: 397-407

Gesualdo, I., F. Aniello, M. Branno & A. Palumbo, 1997. Molecular cloning of a peroxidase mRNA specifically expressed in the ink gland of Sepia officinalis. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1353: 111-117

Gionti, M., F. Ristoratore, A. Di Gregorio, F. Aniello, M. Branno, & R. Di Lauro, 1998. Cihox5, a new Ciona intestinalis Hox-related gene, is involved in regionalization of the spinal cord. Dev. Genes Evol., 207: 515-523

Giuliano, P., R. Marino, M. R. Pinto, & R., De Santis, 1998. Identification and developmental expression of Ci-isl, a homologue of vertebrate islet genes, in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Mech. Develop., 78: 199-202

Kofron, M., A. Spagnuolo, M. Klymkowsky, C. Wylie & J. Heasman, 1997. The roles of alpha-catenin and plakoglobin in the early Xenopus embryo. Development, 124: 1553-1560

Lapi, P., P.E. Macchia, L. Chiovato, E. Biffali, L. Moschini, D. Larizza, M. Baserga, A. Pinchera, G. Fenzi & R. Di Lauro, 1997. Mutations in the gene encoding Thyroid Transcrption Factor-1 (TTF-1) are not a frequent cause of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) with thyroid dysgenesis. Thyroid, 7: 383-387

Locascio, A., F. Aniello, A. Amoroso, M. Manzanares, R. Krumlauf, & M. Branno, 1999. Patterning the ascidian nervous sistem: Structure, expression and transgenic analysis of the CiHox3 gene. Development, 126: 4737-4748

Macchia, P.E., M. De Felice & R. Di Lauro, 1999. Molecular genetics of congenital hypothyroidism. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 9: 289-294

Macchia, P.E., M.-G. Mattei, P. Lapi, G. Fenzi & R. Di Lauro, 1999. Cloning, cromosomal localization and identification of polymorphisms in the human Thyroid Transcription Factor 2 gene (TITF2). Biochimie, 81: 433-440

Macchia, P.E., P. Lapi, H. Krude, M. Pirro, L. Chiovato, A. Souabni, M. Baserga, V. Tassi, A. Pinchera, G. Fenzi, A. Gruuters, M. Busslinger & R. Di Lauro, 1998. Pax8 mutations associated with congenital hypothyridism caused by thyroid disgenesis. Nature Genetics, 19: 83-86

Mascia, A., M. De Felice, C. Lipardi, R. Gentile, G. Cali, M. Zannini, R. Di Lauro & L. Nitsch 1997. Transfection of TTF-1 gene induces thyroglobulin gene expression in undifferentiated FRT cells. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1354: 171-181

Memoli, S., A. Napolitano, M. d’Ischia, G. Misuraca, A. Palumbo & G. Prota, 1997. Diffusible melanin-related metabolites are potent inhibitors of lipid peroxidation. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1346: 61-68

Missero, C., G. Cobellis, M. De Felice & R. Di Lauro, 1998. Molecular events involved in differentiation of thyroid follicular cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 140: 37-43

Ogasawara, M., R. Di Lauro & N. Satoh, 1999. Ascidian homologs of mammalian thyroid peroxidase genes are expressed in the thyroid-equivalent region of the endostyle. J Exp Zool., 285: 158-69

Ohno, M., M. Zannini, O. Levy, N. Carrasco & R. Di Lauro, 1999. The paired-domain transcription factor Pax8 binds to the upstream enhancer of the rat sodium/iodide symporter gene and participates in both thyroid-specific and cyclic-AMP-dependent transcription. Mol. Cell. Biol., 19: 2051-2060

Ortiz, L., M. Zannini, R. Di Lauro & P. Santisteban, 1997. Transcriptional control of the forkhead Thyroid Transcription Factor TTF-2 by thyrotropin, insulin and insulin-like factor I. J. Biol. Chem., 272: 23334-23339

Palumbo, A., A. Di Cosmo, A. Poli, C. Di Cristo & M. d’Ischia, 1999. A calcium/calmodulin-dependent nitric oxide synthase, NMDAR2/3 receptor subunits and glutamate in the CNS of the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis: localization in specific neural patterns controlling the inking system. J. Neurochem., 73: 1254-1263

Palumbo, A., A. Di Cosmo, I. Gesualdo & M. d’Ischia, 1997. A calcium-dependent nitric oxide synthase and NMDA R1 glutamate receptor in the ink gland of Sepia officinalis: a hint to a regulatory role of nitric oxide in melanogenesis? Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 235: 429-432

Palumbo, A., A. Di Cosmo, I. Gesualdo & V. J. Hearing, 1997. Subcellular localization and function of melanogenic enzymes in the ink gland of Sepia officinalis. Biochem. J., 323: 749-756

Palumbo, A., I. Gesualdo, A. Di Cosmo & L. De Martino, 1998. The ink gland of Sepia officinalis as biological model for investigations of melanogenesis. In: New developments in marine biotechnology. (Y. Le Gal & H.O. Halvorson, eds), 147-149, Plenum Press, New York

Palumbo, A., U. Mars, L. De Martino, M. d’Ischia, A. Napolitano, B. Larsson & G. Prota, 1997. Selective incorporation of the prototype melanoma seeker thiourea into nascent melanin: a chemical insight. Melanoma Res., 7: 478-485

Perrone, L., G. Tell & R. Di Lauro 1999. Calreticulin enhances the transcriptional activity of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 by binding to its homeodomain. J. Biol. Chem., 274: 4640-4645

Pezzella, A., M. d’Ischia, A. Napolitano, A. Palumbo & G. Prota, 1977. An integrated approach to the structure of Sepia melanin. Evidence for a high proportion of degraded 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid units in the pigment backbone. Tetrahedron, 53: 8281-8286

Ristoratore, F., A. Spagnuolo, F. Aniello, M. Branno, F. Fabbrini & R. Di Lauro, 1999. Expression and functional analysis of Cititf1, an ascidian NK-2 class gene, suggests its role in endoderm development. Development, 126: 5149-5159

Tell, G., L. Pellizzari, G. Esposito, C. Pucillo, P.E. Macchia, R. Di Lauro & G. Damante, 1999. Structural defects of a Pax8 mutant that give rise to congenital hypothyroidism. Biochem. J., 341: 89-93

Velasco, J., A. Acebron, M. Zannini, J. Martín-Pérez, R. Di Lauro & P. Santisteban, 1998. Ha-ras Interference with thyroid cell differentiation is associated with a down-regulation of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 phosphorylation. Endocrinology, 139: 2796-2802

Zannini, M., V. Avantaggiato, E. Biffali, M.I. Arnone, K. Sato, M. Pischetola, B.A. Taylor, S.J. Phillips, A. Simeone & R. Di Lauro, 1997. TTF-2, a new forkhead protein, shows a temporal expression in the developing thyroid which is consistent with a role in controlling the onset of differentiation. EMBO J., 16: 3185-3197

Fertilization

Boni, R., E. Tosti, S. Roviello & B. Dale, 1999. Intercellular communication in in vivo and in vitro produced bovine embryos. Biology of Reprod., 61: 1050-1055

Carafoli, E., P. Nicotera & L. Santella, 1997. Calcium signalling in the cell nucleus. Cell Calcium, 22: 313-319

Dale, B., E. Tosti & I. Iazaki, 1997. Polarized distribution of L-type calcium channels in early sea urchin embryos. Am. J. Physiol., 273: 822-825

de Alteriis, E., L. Santella & P. Parascandola, 1998. Effects of immobilization on the behaviour of Saccharomices cerevisiae cells entrapped in an insolubilized gelatin gel. Recent Res. Devel. in Fermentation & Bioeng, 1: 65-75

De Simone, M.L., L. Grumetto, E. Tosti, M. Wilding & B. Dale, 1998. Non-specific currents at fertilization in sea urchin oocytes. Zygote, 6: 11-15

Grumetto, L., M. Wilding, M.L. De Simone, E. Tosti, A. Galione & B. Dale, 1997. Nitric oxide gates fertilization channels in ascidian oocytes through nicotinamide nucleotide metabolism. Biochem. Bioph. Res. Comm., 239: 723-728

Iazaki, I., B. Dale & E. Tosti., 1999. Functional gap junctions in the early sea urchin embryos are localized to the vegetal pole. Dev. Biol., 212: 503-510

Marino, R., M.R., Pinto, F. Cotelli, C. Lora Lamia & R. De Santis, 1998. The hsp70 protein is involved in the acquisition of gamete self-sterility in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Development, 125: 899-907

Marino, R., R. De Santis, P. Giuliano & M.R. Pinto, 1999. Follicle cell proteasome activity and acid extract from the egg vitelline coat prompt the onset of self-sterility in Ciona intestinalis oocytes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 96: 9633-9636

Pasini, M.E., F., Cattaneo, M.R., Pinto, R. De Santis & M.E., Perotti, 1999. Plasma membrane association and preliminary characterization of Drosophila sperm surface glycosidases. Mol. Reprod. Develop., 52: 166-173

Santella, L. & E. Carafoli, 1997. Calcium signalling in the cell nucleus. FASEB J., 11: 1091-1109

Santella, L. & K. Kyozuka, 1997. Association of calmodulin with nuclear structures in starfish oocytes and its role in the resumption of meiosis. Eur. J. Biochem., 246: 602-610

Santella, L. & K. Kyozuka, 1998. Ligand-activated Ca²⁺ channels in the nuclear envelope of starfish oocytes. In: New Developments in Marine Biotechnology. (Y. Le Gal & H.O. Halvorson, eds), 227-230, Plenum Press, New York

Santella, L. & K. Kyozuka, K, 1997. Effects of 1-methyladenine on nuclear Ca²⁺ transients and meiosis resumption in starfish oocytes are mimicked by the nuclear injection of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and cADP-ribose. Cell Calcium, 22: 11-20

Santella, L. & S. Bolsover, 1999. The control of nuclear processes by calcium. In: Calcium as cellular regulator. (E. Carafoli & K.B. Klee, eds), 487-511, Oxford Univ. Press, New York

Santella, L., K. Kyozuka, L. De Riso, & E. Carafoli, 1998. Calcium, protease action and the regulation of the cell cycle. Cell Calcium 23: 123-130

Santella, L., 1998. The role of calcium in the cell cycle Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 244: 317-324

Santella, L., L. De Riso, G. Gragnaniello & K. Kyozuka, 1999. Cortical granule translocation during maturation of starfish oocytes requires cytoskeletal rearrangement triggered by InsP3-mediated Ca²⁺ release. Exp. Cell Res., 248: 567-574

Santella, L., L. De Riso, G. Gragnaniello, & K. Kyozuka, 1998. Separate activation of the cytoplasmic and nuclear calcium pools in maturing starfish oocytes. Biochem. Biophys. Res Commun., 252: 1-4

Sawada, H., M.R., Pinto & R. De Santis, 1998. Participation of sperm proteasome in fertilization of the phlebobranch ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Mol. Reprod. Develop., 50: 493-498

Tosti, E., 1997. Gap junctional units are functionally expressed before the first cleavage in the early ascidian embryo. Am. J. Physiol., 272: 1445-1449

Wilding, M., K. Kyozuka, G.L. Russo, E. Tosti & B. Dale, 1997. A soluble extract from human spermatozoa activates ascidian oocytes. Dev. Growth Differ., 39: 329-336

Neurobiology and Comparative Physiology

D’Aniello, A., F. De Bernardi, M. de Vincentiis, U. Fascio, S. Groppelli, S. Scippa & C. Sotgia, 1998. Localization of hatching enzyme in embryos and larvae of the sea-squirt Ciona Intestinalis. Invertebrates Reproduction and Development, 34: 247-252

D’Aniello, A., J.M. Lee, L. Petrucelli & M.M. Di Fiore, 1998. Regional decreases of free D-aspartate levels in Alzheimer’s Desease. Neurosci. Letters, 250: 131-134

D’Aniello, A., M.J. Denucè, M. de Vincentiis, M.M. Di Fiore & S. Scippa, 1997. Hatching enzyme from the sea-squirt Ciona intestinalis: Purification and property. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1339: 101-112

D’Aniello, A., M.M. Di Fiore & G. Fisher. 1998. Occurrence of D-aspartic acid in animal tissues and its role in the nervous and endocrine systems. In: Trends in Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology. Research Trend. Vol 4, 1-24, (T. Brittain, H. Huddart, D.R. Nassel, H. Takeuchi & E.W. Taylor, eds), Trivandrum, India

D’Aniello, A., M.M. Di Fiore, G. D’Aniello, F.E. Colin, G. Lewis & B.P. Setchell, 1998. Secretion of D-aspartic acid by the rat testis and its role in endocrinology of the testis and spermatogenesis. FEBS Letters, 436: 23-27

D’Aniello, A., M.M. Di Fiore, N. Lorenzo & G. Fisher, 1998. Amino acid composition in ventricular CSF and transaminases activity in Alzheimer’s disease brain. Alzheimer’s Research, 4: 11-17

Di Cosmo, A., G. Nardi, C. Di Cristo, A. De Santis & J.B. Messenger, 1999. Localization of L-Glatamate and glutamate-like receptors at the squid giant synapse. Brain Res., 839: 213-220

Di Fiore, M.M., L. Assisi, V. Botte & A. D’Aniello, 1998. D-Aspartic acid is implicated in the control of testosterone in vertebrate gonad. Studies on the female green frog Rana esculenta. J. Endocrinol., 156: 250-256

Di Fiore, M.M., L. Perrone & A. D’Aniello, 1997. Presence of a human-like thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in Ciona intestinalis. Life Sci., 61: 623-629

Erxleben, C. & W. Rathmayer, 1997. A dihydropyridine-sensitive voltage-dependent calcium channel in the sarcolemmal membrane of crustacean muscle. J. Gen. Physiol., 109: 313-326

Fiorito, G. & F. Gherardi, 1998. Monitoring near-entrance activity of burrow-dwelling Invertebrates using an image analysis system. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 31: 93-104

Fiorito, G. & F. Gherardi, 1999. Prey-handling behaviour of Octopus vulgaris (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) on Bivalve preys. Behavioural Processes, 46: 75-88

Fiorito, G., C. Agnisola, M. D’Addio, A. Valanzano & G. Calamandrei, 1998. Scopolamine impairs memory recall in Octopus vulgaris. Neuroscience Letters, 253: 87-90

Fiorito, G., G.B. Biederman, V.A. Davey & F. Gherardi, 1998. The role of stimulus pre-exposure in problem solving by Octopus vulgaris. Animal Cognition, 1: 107-112

Fisher, G., N. Lorenzo, H. Abe, E. Fujita, W.H. Frey, C. Emory, M.M. Di Fiore & A. D’Aniello, 1998. Free D-and L-amino acids in ventricular cerebrospinal fluid from Alzheimer and normal subjects. Amino Acids, 15: 263-269

Gutfreund, Y., T. Flash, G. Fiorito & B. Hochner, 1998. Patterns of arm muscle activation involved in Octopus reaching movements. Journal of Neuroscience, 18: 5976-5987

Perna, A., A. D’Aniello, J.D. Lowenson, S. Clarke, N.G. De Santo & D. Ingrosso, 1997. D-aspartate content of erytrocyte membrane proteins is decreased in uremia: implications for the repair of damaged proteins. J. Am. Soc. Nephrology, 8: 95-104

Molecular Plant Biology

Bowler, C. & A. C. Mustilli, 1998. Nucleotide sequences encoding the tomato light hypersensitive phenotype, encoded proteins and uses thereof. International Patent Application no. PCT/IT98/00350; priority date: 07/12/98

Bowler, C. & A.C. Mustilli, 1997. Nucleotide sequences encoding the tomato light hypersensitive phenotype, encoded proteins and uses thereof. Italian Patent Application no. RM97A000760; priority date: 09/12/97

Bowler, C., 1997. The transduction of light signals by phytochrome. In: Signal Transduction in Plants (P. Aducci, eds), 137-152, Birkäuser-Verlag AG, Basel

Bowler, C., H. Frohnmeyer, E. Schafer, G. Neuhaus & N.-H. Chua, 1997. Phytochrome and UV signal transduction pathways. Acta Phys. Plant., 19: 475-483

Casotti, R., M. Ribera d’Alcalà & C. Bowler, 1997. A molecular approach to the study of photoadaptation in phytoplankton. Genetic transformation of marine diatoms. Biol. Mar. Medit., 4: 24-29

Falciatore, A., R. Casotti, C. Leblanc, C. Abrescia & C. Bowler, 1999. Transformation of a non-selectable reporter gene in marine diatoms. Marine Biotechnology, 1: 239-251

Frohnmeyer, F., C. Bowler, G.-K. Zhu, H. Yamagata & N.-H. Chua, 1998. Different roles for calcium and calmodulin in the light-regulated expression of chalcone synthase. Plant J., 13: 763-772

Frohnmeyer, H., C. Bowler & E. Schafer, 1997. Evidence for some signal transduction elements involved in UV-light-dependent responses in parsley protoplasts. J. Exp. Bot., 48: 739-750

Leblanc, C., A. Falciatore & C. Bowler, 1999. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis of photoregulated gene expression in marine diatoms. Plant Mol. Biol., 40: 1031-1044

Mustilli, A.C. & C. Bowler, 1997. Tuning in to the signals controlling photoregulated gene expression in plants. EMBO J., 16: 5801-5806

Mustilli, A.C., F. Fenzi, R. Ciliento, F. Alfano & C. Bowler, 1999. Phenotype of the tomato high pigment-2 mutant is caused by a mutation in the tomato homolog of DEETIOLATED1. Plant Cell, 11: 145-158

Neuhaus, G., C. Bowler, K. Hiratsuka, H. Yamagata & N.-H. Chua, 1997. Phytochrome-regulated repression of gene expression requires calcium and cyclic GMP. EMBO J., 16: 2554-2564

Yamagata, H. & C. Bowler, 1997. Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding Early Light-Inducible Protein from soybean (Glycine max L.). Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 61: 2143-2144

Yamagata, H., A. Nakajima, C. Bowler & T. Iwasaki, 1998. Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding asparagine synthetase from soybean (Glycine max L.) cell cultures. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 62: 148-150

Ecophysiology

Ban, S., C. Burns, J. Castel, E. Christou, R. Escribano, S. Fonda Umani, S. Gasparini, F. Guerrero Ruiz, M. Hoffmeyer, A. Ianora, H. Kang, M. Laabir, A. Lacoste, A. Miralto, S. Poulet, X. Ning, V. Rodriguez, J. Runge, J. Shi, M. Starr, S. Uye & Y. Wang, 1997. The paradox of diatom-copepod interactions. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 157: 287-293

Buttino, I., A. Miralto, A. Ianora, G. Romano & S.A. Poulet, 1999. Water soluble extracts of the diatom Thalassiosira rotula induce aberrations in embryonic tubulin organisation of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Mar. Biol., 134: 147-154

Carotenuto, Y., 1999. Morphological analysis of larval stages of Temora stylifera (Copepoda, Calanoida) from the Mediterranea Sea. J. Plankton Res., 21: 1613-1632

Faranda, F.M., L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora, 1999. The Italian oceanographic cruises in the Ross Sea (1987-95): Strategy, general considerations and description of the sampling sites.. In: Ross Sea Ecology. (F.M. Faranda, L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora, eds), 1-13, Springer Verlag, Berlin

Ianora, A., 1998. Copepod life history traits in subtemperate regions. J. Mar. Systems, 15: 337-349.

Ianora, A., A. Miralto & S.A. Poulet, 1999. Are diatoms good or toxic for copepods: Reply to comment by Jonasdottir et al. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 177: 305-308

Ianora, A., A. Miralto, I. Buttino, S.A. Poulet & G. Romano, 1999. First evidence of some dinoflagellates reducing male copepod fertilization capacity. Limnol. Oceanogr., 44: 147-153

Laabir, M., S.A. Poulet, A. Cueff & A. Ianora, 1999. Dietary effect on the levels of amino acids during embryonic and naupliar development of the copepod Calanus helgolandicus. Mar. Biol., 134: 89-98

Laabir, M., S.A. Poulet, R.P. Harris, D. Pond, A. Cueff & A. Ianora, 1998. A comparative study of the reproduction of Calanus helgolandicus in well-mixed and stratified coastal waters of the Western English Channel. J. Plankton Res., 20: 407-421

Miralto, A., A. Ianora, L. Guglielmo, G. Zagami & I. Buttino, 1998. Egg production and hatching success in the peri-Antarctic copepod Calanus simillimus. J. Plankton Res., 20: 2369-2378

Miralto, A., A. Ianora, S.A. Poulet, G. Romano, I. Buttino & S. Scala, 1999. Embryonic development in invertebrates is arrested by inhibitory compounds in diatoms. Mar. Biotech., 1: 401-402

Miralto, A., G. Barone, G. Romano, S.A. Poulet, A. Ianora, L. Russo, I. Buttino, G. Mazzarella, M. Laabir, M. Cabrini & M.G. Giacobbe, 1999. The indidious effect of diatoms on copepod reproduction. Nature, 402: 173-176

Response of Mediterranean Ecosystems to short and long term variability in forcings and fluxes

Belmonte, G. & M.G. Mazzocchi, 1997. Records of Acartia (Acartiura) margalefi (Copepoda, Calanoida, Acartiidae) from the Norwegian & the Black Seas. Crustaceana, 70: 252-256

Casotti, R., M. Ribera d’Alcalà & C. Bowler, 1997. A molecular approach to the study of photoadaptation in phytoplankton. Genetic transformation of marine diatoms. Biol. Mar. Medit., 4: 24-29

Malanotte-Rizzoli, P., B.B. Manca, M. Ribera d’Alcalà & A. Teocharis, 1998. The Eastern Mediterranean in the ’80 and in the 90’s: the big transition emerged from the POEM-BC observational evidence. CIESM Proceedings, 35: 174-175

Malanotte-Rizzoli, P., B.B. Manca, M. Ribera d’Alcalà & A. Teocharis, 1999. The Eastern Mediterranean in the 80’s and in the 90’s: the big transition emerged from the POEM-BC observational evidence. In: The Eastern Mediterranean Basin for the assessment of Contrasting Ecosystems, (P. Malanotte-Rizzoli & V.N. Eremeev, eds), 1-6

Malanotte-Rizzoli, P., B.B. Manca, M. Ribera d’Alcalà, A. Teocharis, S. Brenner, G. Budillon & E. Oszoy, 1999. The Eastern Mediterranean in the 80’s and in the 90’s: the big transition in the intermediate and deep circulations. Dyn. Atmos. Oceans, 29: 365-395

Malanotte-Rizzoli, P., B.B. Manca, M. Ribera d’Alcalà, A. Teocharis, A. Bergamasco, D. Bregant, G. Budillon, G. Civitarese, D. Georgopoulos, G. Korres, A. Michelato, E. Sansone, P. Scarazzato & E. Souvermezoglou, 1997. A synthesis of the Ionian Sea Hydrography, Circulation and water mass pathways during POEM phase I. Progr. Oceanogr., 39: 153-204

Mazzocchi, M.G. & L. Aguzzi, 1998. Il genere Oncaea (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) nella serie temporale "Marechiara" nel Golfo di Napoli (1984-1990). Biol. Mar. Medit., 5: 246-252

Mazzocchi, M.G., E.D. Christou, N. Fragopoulu, & I. Siokou-Frangou, 1997. Mesozooplankton distribution from Sicily to Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean): I. General aspects. Oceanol. Acta 20, 521-535

Montresor, M., A. Zingone & D. Sarno, 1998. Dinoflagellate cyst production at a coastal Mediterranean site. J. Plankton Res., 20: 2291-2312

Ribera d’Alcalà M. & M.G. Mazzocchi, 1999. Ecological Physiognomy of the Eastern Mediterranean. In: The Eastern Mediterranean as a Laboratory Basin for the Assessment of Contrasting Ecosystems. (P. Malanotte-Rizzoli & V.N. Eremeev, eds), 49-64, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht

Ribera d’Alcalà M., V. Saggiomo & G. Civitarese, 1997. Nutrients in the sea. Distribution, circulation and relation to primary production in the marine environment. In: Marine Chemistry. (A. Gianguzza, E. Pelizzetti, S. Sammartano, eds), 99-114, Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht

Siokou-Frangou, I., E.D. Christou, N. Fragopoulu & M.G. Mazzocchi, 1997. Mesozooplankton distribution from Sicily to Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean): II. Copepod assemblages, Oceanol. Acta, 20: 537-548

Zingone, A., D. Sarno & G. Forlani, 1999. Seasonal dynamics in the abundance of Micromonas pusilla (Prasinophyceae) and its viruses in the Gulf of Naples (Mediterranean Sea). J. Plankton Res., 21: 2143-2159

Adaptation of marine plankton to environmental dynamics: life strategies, behavior and short term responses

Carrada G.C., O. Mangoni, G.F. Russo & V. Saggiomo, 1999. Phytoplankton size-fractionated biomasses in the Ross Sea. Spatial and temporal evolution during the austral spring. In: Ross Sea Ecology. Italiantartide Expeditions (1987-1995). (F.M. Faranda, L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora, eds.), pp 205-216, Springer Verlag, Berlin

Lazzara, L., V. Saggiomo, M. Innamorati, O. Mangoni, L. Massi, G. Mori & C. Nuccio, 1999. Photosynthetic parameters, irradiance and production estimates in the Western Ross Sea. . In: Ross Sea Ecology. Italiantartide Expeditions (1987-1995). (F.M.Faranda, L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora, eds), 259-273, Springer Verlag, Berlin

Mazzocchi, M.G. & G.-A. Paffenhöfer, 1998. First observations on the biology of Clausocalanus furcatus (Copepoda, Calanoida). J. Plankton Res., 20: 331-342

Mazzocchi, M.G. & G.-A. Paffenhöfer, 1999. Swimming and feeding behaviour of the planktonic copepod Clausocalanus furcatus. J. Plankton Res., 20: 1501-1518

Nuzzo, L. & M. Montresor, 1999. Different excystment patterns in two calcareous cyst-producing species of the dinoflagellate genus Scrippsiella. J. Plankton Res., 21: 2009-2018

Saggiomo, V., G.C. Carrada, O. Mangoni, D. Marino & M. Ribera D’Alcalà, 1999. Ecological and physiological aspects of primary production in the Ross Sea. In: Ross Sea Ecology. Italiantartide Expeditions (1987-1995). (F.M. Faranda, L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora, eds), 247-258, Springer Verlag, Berlin

Saggiomo, V., G.C. Carrada, O. Mangoni, M. Ribera d’Alcalà & A. Russo, 1998. Spatial and temporal variability of size fractionated biomass and primary production in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) during the austral spring and summer. J. Mar. Systems, 17: 115-127

Taxonomy and phylogeny of marine microalgae

D’Onofrio, G., D. Marino, L. Bianco, E. Busico & M. Montresor, 1999. Toward an assessment on the taxonomy of dinoflagellate that produce calcareous cysts (Calciodinelloideae, Dinophyceae): a morphological and molecular approach. J. Phycol., 35: 1063–1078

Montresor, M., D. Janofske & H. Willems, 1997. The cyst-theca relationship in Calciodinellum operosum emend. (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae) and a new approach for the study of calcareous cysts. J. Phycol., 33: 122-131

Montresor, M., G. Procaccini & D.K. Stoecker, 1999. Polarella glacialis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Dinophyceae): Suessiaceae are still alive! J. Phycol., 35: 186-197

Sarno, D., A. Zingone & D. Marino, 1997. Bacteriastrum parallelum sp. nov., a new diatom from the Gulf of Naples, and new observations on B. furcatum (Chaetocerotaceae, Bacillariophyta). Phycologia, 36: 257-266

Throndsen, J. & A. Zingone, 1997. Dolichomastix tenuilepis sp. nov., a first insight in the microanatomy of the genus Dolichomastix (Mamiellales, Prasinophyceae, Chlorophyta). Phycologia, 36: 244-254

Zingone A., M. Montresor & D. Marino, 1998. Morphological variability of the potentially toxic dinoflagellate Dinophysis sacculus (Dinophyceae) and its taxonomic relationships with D. pavillardii and D. acuninata. Eur. J. Phycol., 33: 259-273

Zingone, A., M.-J. Chrétiennot-Dinet, M. Lange & L. Medlin, 1999. Morphological and genetic characterization of Phaeocystis cordata and P. jahnii (Prymnesiophyceae), two new species from the Mediterranean Sea. J. Phycol., 35: 1322-1337

Biodiversity, dynamics and interactions in the benthic vegetated ecosystems

Buia, M.C., L. Mazzella, M.C. Gambi, E. Brandini, M. Lorenti, G. Procaccini, M.B. Scipione, A. Terlizzi & V. Zupo, 1999. Preliminary data on the epiphytic flora and vagile fauna of the Posidonia oceanica beds at the marine reserve of Ustica island (Sicily). Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 6: 240-242

Bussotti, S., M.C. Buia, I. Di Capua, M.C. Gambi, M. Lorenti, M.B. Scipione, A. Terlizzi & V. Zupo, 1999. Preliminary biocoenotic characterization of the protected area "Banco Santa Croce" (Gulf of Naples). Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 6: 133-135

Buia, M.C., A. Petrocelli & O.D. Saracino, 1998. Caulerpa racemosa spread in the Mediterranean Sea: first record in the Gulf of Taranto. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 5: 527-529

Cantone, G., A. Castelli & M.C. Gambi, 1999. The Polychaete fauna off Terra Nova Bay and Ross Sea: biogeography, structural aspects and ecological role. In: Ecology of the Ross Sea (Antarctica). (F.M. Faranda, L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora eds), 40: 552-561, Springer Verlag, Berlin

Cattaneo-Vietti, R., G. Bavestrello, C. Cerrano, E. Gaino, L. Mazzella, M. Pansini & M. Sarà, 1999. The role of sponges in the Terra Nova Bay ecosystem. In: Ecology of the Ross Sea (Antarctica). (F.M. Faranda, L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora, eds), 39: 539-549, Springer Verlag, Berlin

Cattaneo-Vietti, R., M. Chiantore, M.C. Gambi, G. Albertelli, M. Cormaci & I. Di Geronimo, 1999. Spatial and vertical distribution of benthic littoral communities in Terra Nova Bay. In: Ecology of the Ross Sea (Antarctica). (F.M. Faranda, L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora, eds.), 36: 503-514. Springer Verlag, Berlin

Famà, P, S Acunto, L. Camilli, F. Maltagliati & G. Procaccini, 1999 Genetic variability in two Mediterranean populations of Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Aschers. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 6: 184-190

Gambi, M.C. & A. Terlizzi, 1998. Record of a large population of Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J Agardh (Chlorophyceae) in the Gulf of Salerno (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 5: 553-556

Gambi, M.C. & F.P. Patti, 1998. Observations on reproductive biology and larval development of Perkinsiana antarctica (Kinberg) (Polychaeta, Sabellidae). Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 5: 336-338

Gambi, M.C. & S. Bussotti, 1999. Composition, abundance and stratification of soft-bottom macrobenthos from selected areas of the Ross Sea shelf (Antarctica). Polar Biology, 21: 347-354

Gambi, M.C. 1997. Autoecology of Aphroditidae and Polynoidae (Polychaeta) on the continental shelf and slope of the Eastern Weddell Sea (Antarctica). In: The expedition ANTARKTIS XIII/3 (EASIZ I) of R/V "Polarstern" to the Eastern Weddell Sea in 1996. (W. Arntz & J. Gutt, eds), 249: 66-73, Berichte zur Polarforschung

Gambi, M.C., 1999. Preliminary observations on distribution, biology and feeding ecology of some suspension feeding polychaetes in the Eastern Weddell Sea. In: The Expedition ANTARKTIS XV/3 (EASIZ II) of R/V "Polarstern" in 1998. (W. Arntz & J. Gutt, eds), 301: 83-94, Berichte zur Polarforschung

Gambi, M.C., A. Castelli & M. Guizzardi, 1997. Polychaete populations of the shallow soft bottoms off Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica): distribution, diversity and biomass. Polar Biology, 17: 199-210

Gambi, M.C., G. Conti, & C. Bremec, 1998. Polychaete distribution, diversity and seasonality related to seagrass cover in shallow soft bottoms of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy). Scientia Marina, 62: 1-17

Gambi, M.C., L. Ramella, G. Sella, P. Protto & E. Aldieri, 1997. Variation in genome size in benthic polychaetes: systematic and ecological relationships. Journal Marine Biological Association U. K., 77: 1045-1057

Gambi, M.C., M.C. Buia, L. Mazzella, M. Lorenti, & M.B. Scipione, 1999. Spatio-temporal variability in the structure of benthic populations in a physically controlled system off Terra Nova Bay: the shallow hard bottoms. In: Ecology of the Ross Sea (Antarctica) - Italiantartide expeditions (1987-1995). (F.M. Faranda, L. Guglielmo & A. Ianora, eds), 38: 527-538, Springer Verlag, Berlin

Giangrande, A. & M.C. Gambi, 1997. The genus Perkinsiana (Polychaeta, Sabellidae) in the Antarctica with the description of the new species P. milae and P. borsibrunoi. Zoologica Scripta, 26: 267-278

Giangrande, A. & M.C. Gambi, 1998. Metamerism and life-style within polychaetes: morpho-functional aspects and evolutionary implications. Italian Journal of Zoology, 65: 39-50

Guidetti, P. & S. Bussotti, 1998. Juveniles of littoral fish species in shallow seagrass beds: preliminary quali-quantitative data. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 5: 347-350

Guidetti, P., S. Bussotti, M.C. Gambi & M. Lorenti, 1997. Invertebrate borers in Posidonia oceanica scales: relationships between their distribution and lepidochronological parameters. Aquatic Botany, 58: 151-164

Kraemer, G.P, & L. Mazzella, 1999. Nitrogen acquisition, storage, and use by the co-occurring Mediterranean seagrasses Cymodocea nodosa and Zostera noltii. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 183: 95-103

Kraemer, G.P., L. Mazzella & R.S. Alberte, 1997. Nitrogen assimilation and partitioning in the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica. P.S.Z.N. I: Marine Ecology, 18: 175-188

Lorenti, M. & S. Mariani, 1997. Isopod assemblages in the Straits of Magellan: structural and functional aspects. Polar Biology, 18: 254-259

Mazzella, L., 1999. Epiphytic diatoms of Posidonia species (P. australis, P. sinuosa, P. coriacea) from Western Australia. In: The Seagrass Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. (D.J. Walker & F.E. Wells, eds), 89-100, Western Australian Museum, Perth

Mazzella, L., P. Guidetti, M. Lorenti, M.C. Buia, V. Zupo, M.B. Scipione, A. Rismondo & D. Curiel, 1998. Biomass partitioning in Adriatic seagrass ecosystems (Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa, Zostera marina). Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 35: 562-563

Modigh, M., M. Lorenti, & L. Mazzella, 1998. Carbon assimilation in Posidonia oceanica: Biotic determinants. Botanica Marina, 41:249-256

Patti F.P. & G. Russo, 1998. Early development of two sibling species of the genus Rissoa (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 5: 577-580

Procaccini, G. & L. Mazzella, 1998. Population genetic structure and gene flow in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile populations from the western Mediterranean basin: a microsatellite analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 169: 133-141

Procaccini, G. & M. Waycott, 1998. Microsatellite loci identified in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. J. of Heredity, 89: 562-567

Procaccini, G., 1997. Microsatellite DNA polymorphism in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 4: 436-439

Procaccini, G., L. Mazzella, R.S. Alberte & D H. Les, 1999. Chloroplast tRNALeu (UAA) intron- sequences provide phylogenetic resolution of seagrass relationships. Aquatic Botany, 62: 269-283

Ravaioli, M., M. Frignani, M.C. Gambi, L. Labbrozzi & L. Langone, 1999. Particle fluxes and sediment characteristics at three selected sites in the Ross Sea (Antarctica). In: Oceanography of the Ross Sea- Antarctica. (G. Spezie & G.M.R. Manzella, eds), 209-222, Springer-Verlag, Berlin

Rouse, G.W. & M.C. Gambi, 1997. Cladistic relationships within Amphiglena Claparède (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) with a new species and a redescription of A. mediterranea (Leydig). Journal of Natural History, 31: 999-1018

Rouse, G.W. & M.C. Gambi, 1998. Evolution of reproductive features and larval development in Amphiglena Claparède (Polychaeta, Sabellidae). Marine Biology, 131: 743-754

Rouse G.W. & M.C. Gambi, 1998. Sperm ultrastructure and spermathecal structure in Amphiglena spp. (Polychaeta, Sabellidae). Invertebrate Biology, 117: 114-122

Zupo, V. & M.G. Mazzocchi, 1998. New perspectives in the investigation of food webs in benthic and planktonic coastal ecosystems. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 5: 12-26

Zupo, V. & W. Nelson, 1997. Influence of light on the spatial distribution and ecology of Hippolyte zostericola (Smith) (Decapoda: Natantia) in the Indian River Lagoon (Florida, USA). Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 4: 156-166

Zupo, V. & W.G. Nelson, 1999. Factors influencing the association patterns of Hippolyte zostericola and Palaemonetes intermedius (Decapoda: Natantia) with seagrasses of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Marine Biology, 134: 181-190

Zupo, V., F. Lumare & V. Bisignano, 1997. Influence of Penaeus japonicus Bate (Decapoda, Natantia) predation activity on benthic associations in semi-extensive culture ponds. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 4: 156-166

Zupo, V., F. Lumare & V. Bisignano, 1998. Feeding of Penaeus japonicus Bate (Decapoda, Penaeidae) in pond cultures: size descriptors and food selection. Journal of Natural History, 32: 1813-1824

Zupo, V., M.C. Buia & L. Mazzella, 1997. A production simulation model in Posidonia oceanica based on growth dynamics and temperature. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, 44: 483-492