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 SCIENTIFIC PUBBLICATIONS
M. Vacchi, M. Romanelli, M. La Mesa, 1992. Age structure of Chionodraco hamatus ( Teleostei, Channichthyidae) samples caught in Terra Nova Bay, East Antarctica. Polar Biology, 12: 735-738
M. Vacchi, S. Greco, M. La Mesa, 1994. Kondakovia longimana Filippova, 1972 (Onycotheuthidae) from Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica). Antarctic Science, 6 (2): 283
M. Vacchi, M. La Mesa, A. Castelli, 1994. Diet of two coastal nototheniid fish from Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea. Antarctic Science 6 (1): 61 - 65
M. Vacchi, M. La Mesa, 1995. The diet of the Antarctic fish Trematomus newnesi Boulenger, 1902 (Nototheniidae) from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea). Antarctic Science, 7 (1): 37-38.
M. La Mesa, E. Arneri, G. Giannetti, S. Greco, M. Vacchi, 1996. Age and growth of the nototheniid fish Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger from Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 16: 139-145
M. Vacchi, R. Williams, M. La Mesa, 1996. Reproduction in three species of fish from the Ross Sea and Mawson Sea. Antarctic Science, 8 (2): 185-192
M. La Mesa, M. Vacchi, A. Castelli, G. Diviacco, 1997. Feeding ecology of two nototheniid fishes, Trematomus hansoni and Trematomus loennbergii, from Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea. Polar Biology, 17(1): 62-68
M. La Mesa, M. Vacchi, 1997. Morphometric analysis of Cryodraco specimens (Osteichthyes, Channichthyidae) from Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea. Cybium, 21 (4): 363-368
M. Vacchi, M. La Mesa, S. Greco, 1999. Summer distribution and abundance of larval and juvenile fishes in the western Ross Sea. Antarctic Science, 11 (1): 54-60
M. La Mesa, A. Granata, L. Guglielmo, M. Vacchi, 1999. Description and occurrence of postlarval stages of rattail fish (Pisces, Macrouridae) in the western Ross Sea, Antarctica. Cybium, 23 (4): 391-399
SM. La Mesa, M. Vacchi, T. Sertorio, 2000. Feeding plasticity of Trematomus newnesi (Pisces, Nototheniidae) in Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, in relation to environmental conditions. Polar Biology, 23 (1): 38-45
M. La Mesa, A. Granata, L. Guglielmo, M. Vacchi, 2000. First description of larvae of Acanthodraco dewitti (Pisces, Bathydraconidae) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Journal of Fish Biology, 57a: 163-166
M. Vacchi, M. La Mesa, C. Ozouf-Costaz, 2001. First occurrence of Acanthodraco dewitti Skora, 1995 (Notothenioidei, Bathydraconidae) in the Ross Sea. Polar Biology, 24 (6): 471-472
M. La Mesa, M. Vacchi, 2001. Review: Age and growth of high-Antarctic notothenioid fish. Antarctic Science, 13 (3): 227-235
A. Granata, A. Cubeta, L. Guglielmo, O. Sidoti, S. Greco, M. Vacchi, M. La Mesa, 2002. Ichthyoplankton abundance and distribution in the Ross Sea during 1987-1996. Polar Biology, 25 (3): 187-202
A. Sala, M. Azzali, A. Russo, 2002. Krill of the Ross Sea: distribution, abundance and demography of Euphausia superba and Euphausia crystallorophias during the Italian Antarctic Expedition (January-February 2000). Scientia Marina 66(2): 123-133
M. La Mesa, M. Vacchi, T. Iwami, J.T. Eastman, 2002. Taxonomic studies of the Antarctic icefish genus Cryodraco Dollo, 1900 (Notothenioidei: Channichthyidae). Polar Biology, 25 (5): 384-390
M. La Mesa, V. Caputo, R. Rampa, M. Vacchi, 2003. Macroscopic and histological analyses of gonads during the spawning season of Chionodraco hamatus (Pisces, Channichthyidae) off Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, Southern Ocean. Polar Biology 26 (9): 621-628.
M. La Mesa, J.T. Eastman, M. Vacchi, 2004. The role of notothenioid fish in the food web of the Ross Sea shelf waters: a review. Polar Biology, 27 (6): 321-338
M. La Mesa, J. Ashford, E. Larson, M. Vacchi, 2004. Age and growth of Scotia Sea icefish, Chaenocephalus aceratus, from the South Shetland Islands. Antarctic Science, 16 (3): 253-262
M. La Mesa, M. Dalù, M. Vacchi, 2004. Trophic ecology of emerald notothen Trematomus bernacchii (Pisces, Nototheniidae) from Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea. Polar Biology, 27 (11): 721-728
M. Vacchi, M. La Mesa, M. Dalù, J. MacDonald, 2004. Early life stages of the Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, 1902 in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica). Antarctic Science, 16 (3): 299-305
M. Azzali, I. Leonori, G. Lanciani, 2004. A hybrid approach to acoustic classification and length estimation of krill. CCAMLR Science 11: 33-58
M. La Mesa, M. Vacchi 2005. On the second record the Antarctic plunderfish Artedidraco glareobarbatus (Artedidraconidae) from the Ross Sea. Polar Biology, 29 (1):40-43
M. La Mesa, V. Caputo, R. Rampa, J.T. Eastman 2006. Reproduction in the Antarctic plunderfishes Artedidraco loennbergi and Artedidraco skottsbergi (Pisces: Artedidraconidae) from the Ross Sea. Antarctic Science, 18 (2): 183-190
M. La Mesa, R. Cattaneo-Vietti, M. Vacchi 2006. Species composition and distribution of the Antarctic plunderfishes (Pisces, Artedidraconidae) from the Ross sea off Victoria Land. Deep-Sea Research II, 53 (8-10): 1061-1070
M. La Mesa, L. Ascoli, V. Caputo, 2006. Gametogenesis and reproductive strategies in some species of Trematomus (Nototheniidae) from Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea. Polar Biology, 29 (11): 963-970
M. Azzali,  I. Leonori, A. De Felice, A. Russo, 2006. Spatial-temporal relationships between two euphausiid species in the Ross Sea. Chemistry and Ecology, 22 (Suppl. 1): 219-233
M. La Mesa, V. Caputo, J.T. Eastman 2007. Gametogenesis in the dragonfishes Akarotaxis nudiceps and Bathydraco marri (Pisces, Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the Ross Sea. Antarctic Science, 19 (1): 64-70
M. La Mesa, J.T. Eastman 2007. Feeding habits of Bathydraco marri (Pisces, Bathydraconidae) from the Ross Sea. Polar Biology, 30(5): 541-547
M. La Mesa 2007. The utility of otolith microstructure in determining the timing and position of the first annulus in juvenile Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) from the South Shetland Islands. Polar Biology, 30(10): 1219-1226
C. Papetti, E. Susana, M. La Mesa, T. Patarnello, L. Zane 2007. Microsatellite analysis reveals genetic differentiation between year-classes in the icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus at South Shetlands and Elephant Island. Polar Biology, 30(12): 1605-1613
M. La Mesa, J. Ashford 2008. Age and early life history of juvenile Scotia Sea icefish, Chaenocephalus aceratus, from Elephant and the South Shetland islands. Polar Biology, 31 (2): 221-228
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