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  1. Temperature-driven oxygen consumption in Loxoconcha elliptica (Ostracoda: Podocopida), with limited differences among sexes and late ontogenetic stages

    Article • Aquatic Sciences, September 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  2. Spatio‐Temporal Dynamics of Asian Clams in Two Mediterranean Canals

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, September 2026, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  3. Testing for the Presence of Photobionts in Eucypris virens (Crustacea: Ostracoda) Green Valves

    Article • Freshwater Biology, August 2026, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  4. Evidence of visual learning and wavelength differential responses in three podocopids (Crustacea: Ostracoda)

    Article • BMC Biology, May 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  5. Hydroregime-dependent shifts in zooplankton hatching under increasing temperatures in Mediterranean temporary ponds: an experimental approach

    Article • Hydrobiologia, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  6. Combined effects of temperature and salinity on the metabolic rate of Heterocypris salina (Ostracoda, Cyprididae).

    Article • Inland Waters, December 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  7. Differential metabolic response to temperature among populations of Cyprideis torosa (Jones, 1850) (Ostracoda: Cytherideidae)

    Article • Journal of Crustacean Biology, October 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  8. Strong impact of temperature on hatching success of aquatic invertebrates dispersed by two waterbirds

    Article • Hydrobiologia, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  9. A new species of Elpidium Müller, 1880 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Hispaniola, with an updated key to the species of the genus, and its molecular phylogenetic positioning within the Cytheroidea

    Article • ZooKeys, March 2025, Pensoft Publishers

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  10. Are rice fields less diverse and more invaded by non-native species than less impacted habitats? A test with wetland microcrustaceans

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, February 2025, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  11. Metacommunity structures of dormant and active zooplankton in two distant mediterranean regions

    Article • Freshwater Biology, September 2024, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  12. The effects of salinity on the distribution and survival of two exotic ostracods in the Iberian Peninsula

    Article • Hydrobiologia, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  13. High incidence of exotic ostracods in the rice fields of a protected Mediterranean wetland

    Article • Inland Waters, July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  14. Natural populations of the putative ancient asexual Darwinula stevensoni (Crustacea, Ostracoda) differ in their microbiomes

    Article • Hydrobiologia, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  15. Understanding Ecological Complexity in a Chemical Stress Context: A Reflection on Recolonization, Recovery, and Adaptation of Aquatic Populations and Communities

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  16. Youngest Iberian Holocene volcanic eruptions and paleoenvironmental evolution of a barrier-paleolake in the Garrotxa Volcanic Field (NE Spain)

    Article • The Holocene, May 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Eneko Iriarte, Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  17. Collapse of native freshwater mussel populations: Prospects of a long-term study

    Article • Biological Conservation, March 2023, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  18. IMOST: a database for non-marine ostracods in the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and Macaronesia

    Article • Journal of Limnology, February 2023, PAGEPress Publications

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  19. An evaluation of crustacean and rotifer diversity and composition in a temporary pond metacommunity: Comparing results from field samples and a hatching experiment

    Article • Freshwater Biology, December 2022, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  20. Translocation as an ultimate conservation measure for the long-term survival of a critically endangered freshwater mussel

    Article • Hydrobiologia, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  21. Revision of the taxonomic position ofPseudocyprettaKlie, 1932 (Ostracoda: Cyprididae), with a redescription ofP. maculataKlie, 1932

    Article • Journal of Crustacean Biology, June 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  22. The environmental framework of temporary ponds: A tropical-mediterranean comparison

    Article • CATENA, March 2022, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  23. Environmental evolution of the Miocene palaeolake of Venta del Moro (Valencia, Spain): a study of foraminifers, thecamoebians (Arcellinida) and ostracods

    Article • Historical Biology, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  24. Disturbance‐induced emigration: an overlooked mechanism that reduces metapopulation extinction risk

    Article • Ecology, August 2021, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  25. Are Iberian ribbed newts Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles, 1830 negatively affecting the populations of other amphibians?

    Article • Ecological Research, January 2021, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  26. Population trends and habitat selection of threatened marsh passerines in a protected Mediterranean wetland

    Article • Avian Conservation and Ecology, January 2021, Resilience Alliance, Inc.

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  27. Effects of the Temporal Scale of Observation on the Analysis of Aquatic Invertebrate Metacommunities

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, October 2020, Frontiers

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  28. Environment and Space Rule, but Time Also Matters for the Organization of Tropical Pond Metacommunities

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, October 2020, Frontiers

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  29. On the Occurrence of Metadiaptomus chevreuxi (Calanoida, Diaptomidae, Paradiaptominae) in the Iberian Peninsula, With Notes on the Ecology and Distribution of its European Populations

    Article • Water, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  30. Sensitivity of Pseudunio auricularius to metals and ammonia: first evaluation

    Article • Hydrobiologia, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  31. A new species of Cypris (Crustacea: Ostracoda) from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with comments on the first ostracod named using the Linnean system

    Article • Zootaxa, April 2020, Magnolia Press

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  32. The interplay of nested biotic interactions and the abiotic environment regulates populations of a hypersymbiont

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, September 2019, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  33. Captive breeding of Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793) and its conservation importance

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr Ignacio de Blas, Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  34. Effects of environmental and temporal factors on Glomeromycotina spores in sand dunes along the Gulf of Valencia (Spain)

    Article • Fungal Ecology, August 2019, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  35. Relative growth in the Mediterranean endemic shore crab Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Álvarez, 1968 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae)

    Article • Journal of Crustacean Biology, May 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  36. Mid-Holocene and historical palaeoecology of the Albufera de València coastal lagoon

    Article • Limnetica, January 2019, Asociacion Iberica de Limnologia

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

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    Article • Freshwater Biology, March 2018, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  38. Crayfish invasion facilitates dispersal of plants and invertebrates by gulls

    Article • Freshwater Biology, February 2018, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  39. Differential endozoochory of aquatic invertebrates by two duck species in shallow lakes

    Article • Acta Oecologica, April 2017, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  40. Spatial and environmental effects on a rock‐pool metacommunity depend on landscape setting and dispersal mode

    Article • Freshwater Biology, March 2017, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  41. Modelling growth in the critically endangered freshwater mussel Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793) in the Ebro basin

    Article • Hydrobiologia, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  42. Metacommunity dynamics of Ostracoda in temporary lakes: Overall strong niche effects except at the onset of the flooding period

    Article • Limnologica, January 2017, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  43. Holocene paleoclimate inferred from salinity histories of adjacent lakes in southwestern Sicily (Italy)

    Article • Quaternary Science Reviews, October 2016, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  44. Disentangling environmental, spatial, and historical effects on ostracod communities in shallow lakes

    Article • Hydrobiologia, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  45. Are aquatic assemblages from small water bodies more stochastic in dryer climates? An analysis of ostracod spring metacommunities

    Article • Hydrobiologia, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  46. Contrasting patterns of genetic diversity and spatial structure in an invasive symbiont-host association

    Article • Biological Invasions, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  47. Coastal Evolution in a Mediterranean Microtidal Zone: Mid to Late Holocene Natural Dynamics and Human Management of the Castelló Lagoon, NE Spain

    Article • PLOS One, May 2016, PLOS

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  48. The role of watercourse versus overland dispersal and niche effects on ostracod distribution in Mediterranean streams (eastern Iberian Peninsula)

    Article • Acta Oecologica, May 2016, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  49. Hydrology Affects Environmental and Spatial Structuring of Microalgal Metacommunities in Tropical Pacific Coast Wetlands

    Article • PLOS One, February 2016, PLOS

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  50. Spatial and environmental analysis of an ostracod metacommunity from endorheic lakes

    Article • Aquatic Sciences, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  51. Living and Dead Ostracod Assemblages in a Coastal Mediterranean Wetland

    Article • Wetlands, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  52. Human-mediated dispersal of aquatic invertebrates with waterproof footwear

    Article • AMBIO, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  53. Effects of environmental and spatial variables on lotic ostracod metacommunity structure in the Iberian Peninsula

    Article • Inland Waters, July 2015, Freshwater Biological Association (publisher)

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  54. Experimental spillover of an exotic ectosymbiont on an European native crayfish: the importance of having a chance

    Article • Hydrobiologia, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  55. Rice fields as facilitators of freshwater invasions in protected wetlands: the case of Ostracoda (Crustacea) in the Albufera Natural Park (E Spain)

    Article • Zoological Studies, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  56. The influence of environmental factors on abundance and prevalence of a commensal ostracod hosted by an invasive crayfish: are ‘parasite rules’ relevant to non‐parasitic symbionts?

    Article • Freshwater Biology, July 2014, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  57. Breaking the temperature-size rule: Thermal effects on growth, development and fecundity of a crustacean from temporary waters

    Article • Journal of Thermal Biology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  58. A review of the Entocytheridae (Ostracoda) of the world: updated bibliographic and species checklists and global georeferenced database, with insights into host specificity and latitudinal patterns of species richness

    Article • Crustaceana, January 2014, Brill

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  59. Artificial dam lakes as suitable habitats for exotic invertebrates: Ostracoda ecology and distribution in reservoirs of the Eastern Iberian Peninsula

    Article • Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, January 2014, EDP Sciences

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  60. Invasion biology in non‐free‐living species: interactions between abiotic (climatic) and biotic (host availability) factors in geographical space in crayfish commensals (Ostracoda, Entocytheridae)

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2013, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  61. The distribution of sexual reproduction of the geographic parthenogenEucypris virens(Crustacea: Ostracoda) matches environmental gradients in a temporary lake

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, September 2013, Canadian Science Publishing

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  62. The influence of climate and sea-level change on the Holocene evolution of a Mediterranean coastal lagoon: Evidence from ostracod palaeoecology and geochemistry

    Article • Geobios, September 2013, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  63. Linking present environment and the segregation of reproductive modes (geographical parthenogenesis) in Eucypris virens (Crustacea: Ostracoda)

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, July 2013, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  64. Postembryonic growth in two species of freshwater Ostracoda (Crustacea) shows a size-age sigmoid model fit and temperature effects on development time, but no clear temperature-size rule (TSR) pattern

    Article • Limnology, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  65. Population dynamics of an epibiont Ostracoda on the invasive red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii in a western Mediterranean wetland

    Article • Hydrobiologia, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  66. Mate recognition as a reproductive barrier in sexual and parthenogenetic Eucypris virens (Crustacea, Ostracoda)

    Article • Animal Behaviour, May 2013, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  67. Ostracod palaeolimnological analysis reveals drastic historical changes in salinity, eutrophication and biodiversity loss in a coastal Mediterranean lake

    Article • The Holocene, January 2013, SAGE Publications

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  68. Dynamics of Ostracoda (Crustacea) assemblages in a Mediterranean pond system (Racó de l'Olla, Albufera Nat. Park) with focus on the exotic speciesCandonocypris novaezelandiae(Baird, 1843)

    Article • Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, January 2013, EDP Sciences

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  69. Ontogeny of Heterocypris bosniaca (Ostracoda: Cyprididae): description of postembryonic instars and rediscovery of the neglected A-9 stage

    Article • Journal of Crustacean Biology, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  70. Extreme tolerance to environmental stress of sexual and parthenogenetic resting eggs of Eucypris virens (Crustacea, Ostracoda)

    Article • Freshwater Biology, December 2012, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  71. Vulnerability of sexual and asexual Eucypris virens (Crustacea, Ostracoda) to predation: an experimental approach with dragonfly naiads

    Article • Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie, October 2012, Schweizerbart

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  72. Empirical calibration of shell chemistry of Cyprideis torosa (Jones, 1850) (Crustacea: Ostracoda)

    Article • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, September 2012, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  73. Acute Toxicity Tests with Cadmium, Lead, Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate, and Bacillus thuringiensis on a Temporary Pond Ostracod

    Article • International Review of Hydrobiology, August 2012, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  74. Climate change and human impact in central Spain during Roman times: High-resolution multi-proxy analysis of a tufa lake record (Somolinos, 1280m asl)

    Article • CATENA, February 2012, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  75. Multi-indicator conductivity transfer functions for Quaternary palaeoclimate reconstruction

    Article • Journal of Paleolimnology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  76. Global distribution of Fabaeformiscandona subacuta: an exotic invasive Ostracoda on the Iberian Peninsula?

    Article • Journal of Crustacean Biology, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  77. Mutual Climatic Range Methods for Quaternary Ostracods

    Article • January 2012, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  78. Quantitative Transfer Function Approaches in Palaeoclimatic Reconstruction Using Quaternary Ostracods

    Article • January 2012, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  79. The Ecology of Ostracoda Across Levels of Biological Organisation from Individual to Ecosystem

    Article • January 2012, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  80. Population dynamics and tolerance to desiccation in a crustacean ostracod adapted to life in small ephemeral water bodies

    Article • Limnologica, December 2011, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  81. Comparison of Two Chemicals for Removing an Entocytherid (Ostracoda: Crustacea) Species from Its Host Crayfish (Cambaridae: Crustacea)

    Article • International Review of Hydrobiology, September 2011, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  82. Different Scales of Spatial Segregation of Two Species of Feather Mites on the Wings of a Passerine Bird

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, April 2011, American Society of Parasitologists

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  83. An invaded invader: high prevalence of entocytherid ostracods on the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula

    Article • Hydrobiologia, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  84. Dynamics of pleustonic ostracod populations in small ponds on the Island of Martín García (Río de la Plata, Argentina)

    Article • Hydrobiologia, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  85. Combined effects of local environment and continental biogeography on the distribution of Ostracoda

    Article • Freshwater Biology, October 2010, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  86. Microcrustacean and Rotiferan Communities of Two Close Mediterranean Mountain Ponds, Lagunas de Bezas and Rubiales (Spain)

    Article • Journal of Freshwater Ecology, September 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  87. Exceptional cryptic diversity and multiple origins of parthenogenesis in a freshwater ostracod

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, February 2010, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  88. Dynamics of sexual and parthenogenetic populations of Eucypris virens (Crustacea: Ostracoda) in three temporary ponds

    Article • Hydrobiologia, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  89. Ostracod fauna of salt Lake Acıgöl (Acı Tuz) (Turkey)

    Article • Journal of Natural History, April 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  90. Loss of Ostracoda biodiversity in Western Mediterranean wetlands

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, July 2007, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  91. Food selection in Eucypris virens (Crustacea: Ostracoda) under experimental conditions

    Article • Hydrobiologia, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  92. Experimental assessment of the fecundity of Eucypris virens (Ostracoda, Crustacea) under natural sex ratios

    Article • Freshwater Biology, March 2007, Wiley

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  93. Quantifying species–environment relationships in non-marine Ostracoda for ecological and palaeoecological studies: Examples using Iberian data

    Article • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, August 2005, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  94. Effect of Episodic and Regular Sewage Discharges on the Water Chemistry and Macroinvertebrate Fauna of a Mediterranean Stream

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, October 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  95. The response of ostracod shell chemistry to seasonal change in a Mediterranean freshwater spring environment

    Article • Journal of Paleolimnology, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  96. Endorheic versus karstic lakes: patterns of ostracod distributions and lake typology in a Mediterranean landscape (Castilla - La Mancha, Spain)

    Article • Marine & Freshwater Research, May 2000, CSIRO Publishing

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  97. Ecology and Distribution of Ostracods Associated with Flowing Waters in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula

    Article • Journal of Crustacean Biology, May 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  98. Ecology and distribution of ostracods in a polluted Mediterranean river

    Article • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, April 1999, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  99. Ostracoda from springs on the eastern Iberian Peninsula: ecology, biogeography and palaeolimnological implications

    Article • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, April 1999, Elsevier

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  100. Meromixis origin and recent trophic evolution in the Spanish mountain lake La Cruz

    Article • Aquatic Sciences, January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  101. Chydorid assemblages in the sedimentary sequence of Lake La Cruz (Spain) subject to water level changes

    Article • Hydrobiologia, December 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes

  102. New Records of the Genus Fabaeformiscandona Krstić, 1972 (Ostracoda) From the Iberian Peninsula

    Article • Crustaceana, January 1997, De Gruyter

    Francesc Mesquita-Joanes