Ocean acidification (OA) is consequence of the increment of atmospheric dissolved CO2 via anthropogenic activities that affects biological systems having important ecological, evolutionary and management implications. On the other hand, invasive species

The life history and reproductive biology of the gammaridean amphipod Melita palmata was studied in the Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon (Argentina). The animals were collected fortnightly or monthly from Ficopomatus enigmaticus reefs from December 2000 to

The amphipod genus Melita Leach, 1814 (Amphipoda: Melitidae) is a predominantly marine group with a cosmopolitan distribution in both circumtropical and temperate waters. However, records of Melita from inland waters such as fresh and brackish waters

Body length of the peracarid crustacean 1 -Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804) was measured in two Adriatic lagoons, Goro and Lesina, in order to verify the relationships between body size and ecological conditions. The size class distribution was unequal