Harbor networks as introduction gateways: contrasting distribution patterns of native and introduced ascidians

Molecular and Morphological Discrimination Between an Invasive Ascidian,Ascidiella aspersa, and Its CongenerA. scabra(Urochordata: Ascidiacea)

(2014) Teruaki Nishikawa et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Growing or reproducing in a temperate sea: optimization of resource allocation in a colonial ascidian

(2013) Susanna López-Legentil et al.   INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY

Early biotic interactions among introduced and native benthic species reveal cryptic predation and shifts in larval behaviour

(2013) V Ordóñez et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways

(2013) Α. ZENETOS et al.   MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE

Fragment reattachment, reproductive status, and health indicators of the invasive colonial tunicate Didemnum vexillum with implications for dispersal

(2012) James A. Morris et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Stress levels over time in the introduced ascidian Styela plicata: the effects of temperature and salinity variations on hsp70 gene expression

(2012) Mari Carmen Pineda et al.   CELL STRESS & CHAPERONES

Determining the native region of the putatively invasive ascidian Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002

(2012) Lauren Stefaniak et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Year-round reproduction in a seasonal sea: biological cycle of the introduced ascidian Styela plicata in the Western Mediterranean

(2012) M. Carmen Pineda et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Tracking Invasion Histories in the Sea: Facing Complex Scenarios Using Multilocus Data

(2012) Marc Rius et al.   PLoS One

Tough Adults, Frail Babies: An Analysis of Stress Sensitivity across Early Life-History Stages of Widely Introduced Marine Invertebrates

(2012) M. Carmen Pineda et al.   PLoS One

Global Phylogeography of the Widely Introduced North West Pacific Ascidian Styela clava

(2011) Sharyn J. Goldstien et al.   PLoS One

The Whereabouts of an Ancient Wanderer: Global Phylogeography of the Solitary Ascidian Styela plicata

(2011) Mari Carmen Pineda et al.   PLoS One

Invasive species in Europe: ecology, status, and policy

(2011) Reuben P Keller et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Recreational boats as potential vectors of marine organisms at an invasion hotspot

(2010) IC Davidson et al.   Aquatic Biology

Pathways of spread of the introduced ascidian Styela clava (Tunicata) in Northern Europe, as revealed by microsatellite markers

(2010) L. Dupont et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

An initial assessment of native and invasive tunicates in shellfish aquaculture of the North American east coast

(2010) M. R. Carman et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY

The complex network of global cargo ship movements

(2010) P. Kaluza et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Larval settlement behaviour in six gregarious ascidians in relation to adult distribution

(2010) M Rius et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats

(2010) Marta Coll et al.   PLoS One

Scale-dependent relationships between native richness, resource stability and exotic cover in dock fouling communities of Washington, USA

(2009) Erin K. Grey   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Comparing differential tolerance of native and non-indigenous marine species to metal pollution using novel assay techniques

(2009) Richard F. Piola et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Propagule size effects across multiple life-history stages in a marine invertebrate

(2009) Marc Rius et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Fine- and regional-scale genetic structure of the exotic ascidianStyela clava(Tunicata) in southwest England, 50 years after its introduction

(2009) L. DUPONT et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Non-lethal effects of an invasive species in the marine environment: the importance of early life-history stages

(2009) Marc Rius et al.   OECOLOGIA

Population dynamics and life cycle of the introduced ascidian Microcosmus squamiger in the Mediterranean Sea

(2008) Marc Rius et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Internal borders for managing invasive marine species

(2008) Barrie M. Forrest et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Temperature and salinity effects on growth, survival, reproduction, and potential distribution of two non-indigenous botryllid ascidians in British Columbia

(2008) A. Epelbaum et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY