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The Section “Biology and Ecology” focuses on the interrelationships between individuals, stocks, populations, and species of fish and other aquatic animals and their environment (humans included). It covers themes such as habitat use, species interactions, migration, feeding, life histor...

Environmental and climate change are reshaping the biodiversity and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. This section aims to serve as a platform for advancing our comprehension of these topics by disseminating cutting-edge research that bridges the gap between fundamental and applied research, biodiv...

An understanding of genetics is critical in order to inform the conservation and management of aquatic and marine organisms. Applications of molecular genetic techniques and bioinformatic analyses are contributing to the rapid advancement of these fields. Biotechnology has great potential for advanc...

Good nutrition in animal production systems is essential for the production of a high-quality and competitive product on the market. In aquaculture, nutrition represents about 50% of the production costs of all cultivated species. Thus, the development of balanced commercial diets that promote optim...

Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food-producing sectors worldwide, and provides slightly more than half of all fishes for human food. This is one of the most promising sectors of the bioeconomy to promote sustainable development in this millennium. However, to meet this objective, aquacultu...

The evolutionary history of various groups of fishes is of critical importance to our understanding of the breadth of diversity in extant fishes and encompasses a wide range of fundamental taxonomic categories—populations, stocks, management units, species, and higher taxonomic categories. Add...

The Welfare, Health and Disease section publishes high-quality research aimed at improving our understanding of all aspects of disease in animals and micro-organisms in marine, freshwater and brackish, wild and farmed habitats (e.g., host–pathogen relationships, pathophysiology, genetic disord...