Cold-water corals are sessile, filter-feeding organisms that baffle water flow inducing sedimentation around their framework. Through geological time, should environmental conditions permit, they can produce positive ...

Nephrops norvegicus is a valuable market species in the North-East Atlantic and it is of economic importance to Ireland. The present study investigated the status of the Aran ground stock, frequently ranked within the top ...

Fossil feathers harbour key information for understanding the evolution of feathers through deep time. The ability of fossil feathers to inform on the biochemical evolution of feathers is, however, restricted due to an ...

Parasites and pathogens are an essential part of the community structure, and their transmission and development are affected not only by their host’s immune system and host population density, but also by multiple biological ...

The Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) is an Annex-I listed species under the EU Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) whose breeding populations have declined in recent decades across its Western European range. The species ...