Research in Zoology

Research in Zoology is a peer-reviewed journal that plays an important role in disseminating information on field-based, experimental, and theoretical research on the zoology of the region. It covers all aspects of basic, comparative, and applied protozoan and animal biology at molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, population, and community-ecosystem levels.

Folco Giomi

Assistant Professor, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany

Research Areas

Zoology/physiology/evolutionary biology

Publications: Journals

[1]  Fusi M., Giomi F., Babbini S., McQuaid C., Porri F., Cannicci S.2014.Thermal specialization across large geographical scales predicts the resilience of mangrove crab populations to global warming.Oikos.in press.
[2]  Giomi F., Fusi M.Barausse A., Mostert B., Pörtner H.O.and Cannicci S.2014.Improved heat tolerance in air drives the recurrent evolution of air-breathing.Proceedings Royal Society B.281: 20132927.http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.2927
[3]  Pörtner H.O.and Giomi F.2013.Nothing in experimental biology makes sense except in the light of ecology and evolution.Journal of Experimental Biology, 216, 4494-4495.
[4]  Giomi F.and H.O.Pörtner.2013.A role for haemolymph oxygen capacity in heat tolerance of eurythermal crabs.Frontiers in Physiology, 4, 110.doi:10.3389/fphys.2013.00110
[5]  Simoni R., F.Giomi, D.Spigoli, H.O.Pörtner and S.Cannicci.2013.Adaptations to semi-terrestrial life in embryos of East African mangrove crabs: a comparative approach.Marine Biology, doi:10.1007/s00227-013-2243-3
[6]  Bartolini F., A.Barausse, H.O.Pörtner and F.Giomi.2013.Climate change reduces offspring fitness in littoral spawners: a study integrating organismic response and long-term time-series.Global Change Biology 19, 373–386.doi: 10.1111/gcb.12050.
[7]  Giomi F., A.De Nadai, N.Hellmann, H.Decker, and M.Beltramini 2013.Evolutionary trends in crustacean oxygen transport modulation.Physiological and biochemical zoology, accepted with revisions.
[8]  Simoni R., S.Cannicci, K.Anger, H.O.Pörtner and F.Giomi.2011.Do amphibious crabs have amphibious eggs? A case study of Armases miersii.Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 409, 107-113.doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2011.08.010
[9]  Cannicci S., R.Simoni and F.Giomi.2011.Role of the embryo in crab terrestrialisation: an ontogenetic approach.Marine Ecology Progress Series, 430, 121–131.doi:10.3354/meps08954
[10]  Raicevich S., F.Giomi, F.Pranovi, O.Giovanardi, P.Di Muro and M.Beltramini.2011.Onset of and recovery from physiological stress in Liocarcinus depurator after trawling and air exposure under different seasonal conditions.Hydrobiologia 664, 107–118.doi:10.1007/s10750-010-0590-3
[11]  Marino I.A.M., F.Barbisan, M.Gennari, F.Giomi, M.Beltramini, P.M.Bisol and L.Zane.2010.Genetic heterogeneity in populations of the Mediterranean shore crab, Carcinus aestuarii (Decapoda, Portunidae), from the Venice Lagoon.Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 87, 135-144.doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2010.01.003
[12]  Hellmann N., M.Paoli, F.Giomi and M.Beltramini.2010.Unusual oxygen binding behavior of a 24-meric crustacean hemocyanin.Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.495(2), 112-121 doi:10.1016/j.abb.2009.12.025
[13]  Giomi F., S.Raicevich, O.Giovanardi, F.Pranovi, P.Di Muro, and M.Beltramini.2008.Catch me in winter! Air temperature severely enhances physiological stress and mortality on discarded species during annual fishing activities.Hydrobiologia, 606, 195–202.doi 10.1007/s10750-008-9336-x
[14]  Flück M., K.Webster, J.Graham, F.Giomi, F.Gerlach and A.Schmitz.2007.Coping with cyclic oxygen availability: Evolutionary aspects.Integrative and Comparative Biology, 47(4), 524-531.http://doi:10.1093/icb/icm080
[15]  Giomi F.and M.Beltramini.2007.The molecular heterogeneity of hemocyanin: the role in crustacean adaptive plasticity.Gene, 398 (1-2), 192-201. http://doi:10.1016/j.gene.2007.02.039
[16]  Paoli, M., F.Giomi, N.Hellmann, E.Jaenicke, H.Decker, P.Di Muro, and M.Beltramini.2007.The molecular heterogeneity of hemocyanin: structural and functional properties of the 4x6-meric protein of Crustacea.Gene, 398 (1-2), 177-182.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2007.02.035
[17]  Giomi F., S.Raicevich, A.Ferrarese, F.Pranovi, P.Di Muro, and M.Beltramini.2007.Structural and functional heterogeneity of hemocyanin: intra- and inter-specific comparison in four species of portunid crabs (Crustacea: Portunidae).Marine Biology 151(4), 1237-1247.doi/10.1007/s00227-006-0537-4
[18]  Beltramini M., N.Colangelo, F.Giomi, L.Bubacco, P.Di Muro, N.Hellmann, E.Jaenicke and H.Decker.2005.Quaternary structure and functional properties of Penaeus monodon hemocyanin.FEBS journal 272 (8), 2060-2075.doi/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04634.x/
[19]  Mattiello S., S.Raicevich, F.Giomi, L.Botter, P.Di Muro, F.Pranovi and M.Beltramini.2004.Resistance to stress and Hc functional modulation in Liocarcinus sp.Micron 35/1-2, 55-57.doi:10.1016/j.micron.2003.10.018
[20]  Colangelo N., N.Hellmann, F.Giomi, L.Bubacco, P.Di Muro, B.Salvato, H.Decker and M.Beltramini.2004.Structural properties, conformational stability and oxygen binding properties of Penaeus monodon hemocyanin.Micron 35/1-2, 53-54.doi:10.1016/j.micron.2003.10.017
[21]  Giomi F., S.Raicevich, P.Di Muro, F.Pranovi and M.Beltramini.2004.Comparative analysis of structural properties of Portunid Crab Hemocyanin.Micron 35/1-2, 51-52.doi:10.1016/j.micron.2003.10.016