Dr. Annie Mercier

Scientific Publications

Journal & Book Covers

Cover Hydrobiologia2006 Cover Advances in Marine Biology 552009 Cover of Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment (2013)2012 Cover Global Ecology & Biogeography2013 Academic Press Book on Sea Cucumber2015
Cover Acta Zoologica 20162016 Cover AMB 762017 Cover J Animal Ecology2019 Cover Biol Bull2020 Cover Invert Biol Vol 140 issue 32021
Cover Symbiosis volume 85 issue 12021 Cover Symbiosis Vol 82 issue 22021  Cover JMBA UK Vol 101 No 82021 Cover AMB Vol 912022  Cover - Guide to northern sea cucumbers 20232023
Cover - World of Sea cucumber - 20242024        

List of Publications

(HQP identified with an asterisk *)
  1. Mercier A., S.W. Purcell, E.M. Montgomery, J. Kinch, M. Byrne & J.-F. Hamel 2025. Revered and reviled: The plight of the vanishing sea cucumbers. Annual Review in Marine Science, 17: xx-xx, in press.
  2. *Jobson S., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2024. A rare case of intra-ovarian oocyte maturation. Zygote, in press [open access]. Article.
  3. *Jobson S., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2024. Shake it off: Exploring drivers and outcomes of autotomy in marine invertebrates. Biology Letters, 20: 20240015 [open access]. Article.
  4. Kremenetskaia A., T. Alvestad, H.D. Penney, J.-F. Hamel, B. de Moura Neves, D. Côté & A. Mercier 2024. A new species of holothuroid from the Labrador Sea (eastern Canada): Pseudothyone labradorensis sp. nov. (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Sclerodactylidae). ZooKeys, 1206: 191-206 [open access]. Article.
  5. *Scott M.M.F., *K.C.K. Ma, *S. Wolvin, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2024. First report of skin ulceration disease from temperate waters of the Northwest Atlantic: The case of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin, 44: 22-26 [open access]. Article.
  6. Rupp G.S., L. Martins, C. Souto, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2024. Morphological characterization of anterior axial bifurcation in Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea and other puzzling occurrences in Holothuroidea. Invertebrate Biology, in press.  Abstract.
  7. Mercier A., J.-F. Hamel, A. Suhrbier, C. Pearce (Eds) 2024. The world of sea cucumbers – Challenges, advances and innovations. 51 chapters, 840 pp, Academic Press (Elsevier), London. Book.
  8. Mercier A., A. Gebruk, A. Kremenestskaia & J.-F. Hamel 2024. An overview of taxonomic and morphological diversity in sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata). In The Word of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Surbhier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 3-15. Academic Press. Abstract.
  9. Hamel J.-F., T.N. Phelps Bondaroff & A. Mercier 2024. Beyond beche-de-mer: sea cucumber in non-traditional food products, health supplements, and biotechnology. In The World of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Suhrbier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 77-86. Academic Press. Abstract.
  10. Phelps Bondaroff T.N., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2024. Mystery, muse, monster: Sea cucumbers in popular culture. In The World of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Suhrbier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 87-107. Academic Press. Abstract.
  11. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2024. Perspectives on sea cucumber use and research in the Canadian Arctic with special attention to Sanikiluaq (Qikiqtait, Nunavut). In The Word of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Surbhier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 161-170. Academic Press. Abstract.
  12. Sewell M.A., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2024. Morphological diversity, development, and biology of sea cucumber larvae. In The Word of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Surbhier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 237-256. Academic Press. Abstract.
  13. Wolfe K., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2024. Biology and ecology of wild juvenile sea cucumbers: what do we know? In The Word of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Surbhier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 257-284. Academic Press. Abstract.
  14. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2024. A preliminary survey and analysis of beaching events involving sea cucumbers. In The Word of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Surbhier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 285-308. Academic Press. Abstract.
  15. Caulier G., *S. Jobson, N. Wambreuse, L. Borello, J. Delroisse, I. Eeckhaut, A. Mercier & J.-F. Hamel 2024. Vibratile cells and hemocytes in sea cucumbersd-Clarifications and new paradigms. In The Word of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Surbhier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 403-412. Academic Press. Abstract.
  16. Rogers A., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2024. Decorator sea cucumbers: An overview of epibiotic associates of Holothuria floridana and H. mexicana. In The World of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Suhrbier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 429-442. Academic Press. Abstract.
  17. *Trenholm R.G., *E.M. Montgomery, J.-F. Hamel, S. Rowe, *B.L. Gianasi & A. Mercier 2024. Exploring body-size metrics in sea cucumbers through a literature review and case study of the commercial dendrochirotid Cucumaria frondosa. In The World of Sea Cucumbers (ed. A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. D. Suhrbier and C. M. Pearce), pp. 521-546. Academic Press. Abstract.
  18. Mercier A., *H.D. Penney, *K.C.K Ma, A. Lovatelli & J.-F. Hamel 2023. A guide to northern sea cucumbers: The biology and management of Cucumaria frondosa. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No 700, 89 pp, FAO, Rome [open access]. Book.
  19. Hamel J.-F., *R. Morrison, *S. Jobson, & A. Mercier 2023. First characterization of a nursery ground for the commercial sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. Polar Science, 100963 [open access]. Article.
  20. *Morrison R.A., J.-F. Hamel, J. Sun & A. Mercier 2023. Comparative analysis of phenotypes in the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa from the Arctic and the NW Atlantic. Arctic Science, in press [open access]. Article. 
  21. *Stuckless B., J.-F. Hamel, J. Aguzzi & A. Mercier 2023. Intra- and interspecific foraging and feeding interactions in three sea stars and a gastropod from the deep sea. Biology, 12(6): 774 [open access]. Article.
  22. Waller R.G., S. Goode, D. Tracey, J. Johnstone & A. Mercier 2023. A review of current knowledge on reproductive and larval processes of deep-sea corals. Marine Biology, 170: 58 [open access]. Article.
  23. Ma K.C.K., R. Trenholm, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2023. The enigma of stones found in the body cavities of sea cucumbers. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 43: 32-38. Article.
  24. *Jobson S., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2022. Rainbow bodies: revisiting the diversity of coelomocyte aggregates and their synthesis in echinoderms. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 122: 352-365. Abtsract.
  25. Mercier A., *Ammendolia J., A. Brown & J.-F. Hamel 2022. Vertical migrations in the ocean and the deep source-sink hypotheses: insights from pressure tolerance investigations. Oceanography and Marine Biology - An Annual Review, 60: 591-624 [open access]. Article.
  26. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier (Eds) 2022. Global knowledge on the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria scabra. Advances in Marine Biology, 91; 1-286 [issue cover]. Abstract.
  27. *Sun J., J.-F. Hamel, *V. Shikon, *E.F. Cossignani & A. Mercier 2022. Trophic ecology, diet and feeding behaviour of three bathyal sea anemones (Actiniaria: Cnidaria) in the Northwest Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 179: 103678. Abstract.
  28. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2022. Experimental evidence suggesting temperature-driven dormancy in the planktotrophic larvae of the sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 66(2): 79-87. Abstract.
  29. Hamel J.-F, S. Stöhr, D. Côté, *K. Casey, *H.D. Penney, B. de Moura Neves & A. Mercier 2021. Range extension and first record of the deep-sea brittle star Ophiactis abyssicola (M. Sars, 1861) (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in Canadian waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 101(8): 1181-1184 [issue cover]. Abstract.
  30. *Jobson S., J.-F. Hamel, *T. Hughes & A. Mercier 2021. Cellular, hormonal, and behavioral responses of the holothuroid Cucumaria frondosa to environmental stressors. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 695753. Full text.
  31. Hamel J.-F., *S. Jobson, *G. Caulier & A. Mercier 2021. Evidence of anticipatory immune and hormonal responses to predation risk in an echinoderm. Scientific Reports 11: 10691. Full text.
  32. *Wambreuse N., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2021. Epibiotic associations with the deep-sea pycnogonid Nymphon hirtipes Bell, 1855 as a source of biodiversity. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 178: 103660. Abstract.
  33. *Penney H., *S. Baillon, J.-F. Hamel, J. Pête & A. Mercier 2021. Morphology and biology of the endoparasitic copepod Lamippe bouligandi from the bathyal sea pen Anthoptilum grandiflorum. Symbiosis, 85(2): 233-248 [issue cover]. Abstract.
  34. *Caulier G., J.-F. Hamel, E.A. Hendrycks, K.E. Conlan & A. Mercier 2021. Mutualistic relationship between the amphipod Stenula nordmanni (Stephensen, 1931) and the nephtheid coral Gersemia rubiformis (Ehrenberg, 1834). Symbiosis, 85(1): 93-104 [issue cover]. Abstract.
  35. *Stuckless B., J.-F. Hamel, J. Aguzzi & A. Mercier 2021. Foraging strategies in four deep-sea benthic species. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 542-543: 151607. Abstract.
  36. *Volage F., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2021. Population structure, habitat preferences, feeding strategies and diet of the brittle star Ophiopholis aculeata in nearshore and offshore habitats of the Northwest Atlantic. Invertebrate Biology, 140(3): e12346 [issue cover]. Abstract
  37. Rogers A., J.-F. Hamel, J. Quetzal & A. Mercier 2021. Unique reproductive biology of the broadcasting sea cucumber Holothuria floridana: facultative recruitment on adults inside nursery grounds. Invertebrate Reproduction & Development, 65(2): 141-153. Abstract.
  38. *Gianasi B.L., J.-F. Hamel, *E.M. Montgomery, *J. Sun & A. Mercier 2020. Current knowledge on the biology, ecology, and commercial exploitation of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, 29(4): 582-653. Abstract.
  39. Hamel J.-F., V. Wareham-Hayes & A. Mercier 2020. Reproduction of a bathyal pennatulacean coral in the Canadian Arctic. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 162: 103321. Abstract.
  40. *Sun J., J.-F. Hamel, *B. Stuckless, *T.J. Small & A. Mercier 2020. Effect of light, phytoplankton, substrate types and colour on locomotion, feeding behaviour and microhabitat selection in the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. Aquaculture, 526: 735369. Abstract.
  41. *Sun J., J.-F. Hamel, *B.L. Gianasi, M. Graham & A. Mercier 2020. Growth, health, and biochemical composition of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa after multi-year holding in effluent waters of land-based salmon culture. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 12: 139-151. Abstract.
  42. Sanamyan N.P., K.E. Sanamyan, A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel & *E.S. Bocharova 2020. Morphological and molecular assessment of large sea anemones (Actiniaria: Actiniidae) in Newfoundland (eastern Canada). Polar Biology, 43: 495–509. Abstract.
  43. *Jobson S., *H.D. Penney, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2020. Split personality. Frontiers in Ecolology and the Environment, 18(10): 557. Abstract.
  44. *Caulier G., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2020. From coelomocytes to colored aggregates: cellular components and processes involved in the immune response of the holothuroid Cucumaria frondosa. Biological Bulletin, 239: 95-114 [issue cover]. Abstract.
  45. *Penney H.D., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2020. Range extension of two deep-sea nudibranchs Tritonia newfoundlandica and Doridoxa ingolfiana (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) in eastern Canada. Canadian Field Naturalist, 134(2): 165-170. Abstract.
  46. Cau A., A. Mercier, D. Moccia. & P.J. Auster 2020. The nursery role of marine animal forests. In: Marine Animal Forests: The Ecology of Benthic Biodiversity Hotspots (eds. S. Rossi, L. Bramanti, A. Gori and C. Orejas). Springer, in press.
  47. Rogers A., W. Caal, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2020. Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta found preying on a sea cucumber on a reef in Belize. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin, 40: 17-19. Full text.
  48. *Montgomery E.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2020. Sponge larvae are not that fast, but still the fastest: Reply to: ‘Sponge larvae do not swim that fast’. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 100: 185-187. Abstract.
  49. *Sun J., J.-F. Hamel, *B.L. Gianasi & A. Mercier 2019. Age determination in echinoderms: first evidence of annual growth rings in holothuroids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286: 20190858. Abstract.
  50. Hamel J.-F., *J. Sun, *B.L. Gianasi, *E.M. Montgomery, E.L. Kenchington, B. Burel, S. Rowe, P.D. Winger & A. Mercier 2019. Active buoyancy adjustment increases dispersal potential in benthic marine animals. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88(6): 820-832 [issue cover]. FULL TEXT. Media: Altmetrics; National Geographic; The Economist; MSN; CBC Broadcast (6:00-21:00); IFLScience; Daily Mail; Earth.com News; New York Times, Radio NZ,  Gazette, Ici Premiere, La Presse+, Hakai magazine, In Focus JAE
  51. *Parzanini C., C.C. Parrish, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Reviews and syntheses: Insights into deep-sea food webs and global environmental gradients revealed by stable isotope (δ15N, δ13C) and fatty acid trophic biomarkers. Biogeosciences, 16: 2837-2856. Full document.
  52. Özdemir N.S., C.C. Parrish, *C. Parzanini & A. Mercier 2019. Neutral and polar lipid fatty acids in five families of demersal and pelagic fish from the deep Northwest Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(6): 1807–1815. Abstract.
  53. *Sargent P., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. The life history and feeding ecology of velvet shell, Velutina velutina (Gastropoda: Velutinidae), a specialist predator of ascidians. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 97: 1164–1176. Abstract.
  54. Rogers A., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Earthquake induces mass spawning event in two coral-reef sea cucumber species in Belize. Hidrobiologica, 29(1), 49-51. Abstract.
  55. *Gianasi B.L., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Influence of environmental parameters on gametogenesis, spawning and embryo survival in the holothuroid Cucumaria frondosa. Aquaculture, 506: 308-319. Abstract.
  56. *Gianasi B.L., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Triggers of spawning and oocyte maturation in the commercial sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. Aquaculture, 498: 50-60. Abstract.
  57. *Montgomery E.M., *T. Small, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Albinism in orange-footed sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) in Newfoundland. Canadian Field Naturalist, 133 (2): 113-117. Abstract.
  58. Coté D., K. Heggland, S. Roul, D. Fifield, V. Wareham, E. Colbourne, G. Maillet, L. Pilgrim, C. Pretty, B. Devine, N.L. Corre, J. Lawson, C. Yacos-Fuentes & A. Mercier 2019. Overview of the Biophysical and Ecological Components of the Labrador Sea Frontier Area. DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Research Document 2018/067. v + 59 p. Full document.
  59. Hodin J., A. Heyland, A. Mercier, B. Pernet, D.L. Cohen, J.-F. Hamel, J.D. Allen, J.S. McAlister, M. Byrne, P. Cisternas & S.B. George 2019. Culturing echinoderm larvae through metamorphosis. In: Methods in Cell Biology – Echinoderms, vol. 150A (ed. K. R. Foltz and A. Hamdoun). Elsevier, New York.
  60. Hamel J.-F., P.K.L. Ng, S. McCurry & A. Mercier 2019. Note on the pea crab Holotheres semperi (Burger, 1895) parasiting the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra in Rempang (Indonesia). SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin, 39: 36-38. Full text.
  61. *Montgomery E.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Larval nutritional mode and swimming behaviour in ciliated marine larvae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 99(5): 1027-1032. Abtsract.
  62. *Parzanini C., C.C. Parrish, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Trophic relationships of deep-sea benthic invertebrates on a continental margin in the NW Atlantic inferred by stable isotope, elemental, and fatty acid composition. Progress in Oceanography, 168: 279-295. Abstract.
  63. *Gianasi B.L., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Full allogeneic fusion of embryos in a holothuroid echinoderm. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285: 20180339. Abstract.
  64. *Sun J., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Influence of flow on locomotion, feeding behaviour and spatial distribution of a suspension-feeding sea cucumber. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221: jeb189597. Abstract.
  65. *Osse M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Markers of oil exposure in cold-water benthic environments: Insights and challenges from a study with echinoderms. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 156: 56-66. Abstract.
  66. *Gianasi B.L., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Morphometric and behavioural changes in the early life stages of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. Aquaculture, 490: 5-18. Abstract.
  67. *Parzanini C., C.C. Parrish, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Functional diversity and nutritional content in a deep-sea macrofaunal assemblage through total lipid, lipid class, and fatty acid analyses. PLoS ONE, 13(11): e0207395. Full arcticle.
  68. Rogers A., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Population structure and reproductive cycle of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria mexicana in Belize. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 66(4): 1629-1648. Abstract (and full text).
  69. *Montgomery E.M., *J.M Ferguson-Roberts, *B.L. Gianasi, J.-F. Hamel, A. Kremenetskaia & A. Mercier 2018. Functional significance and characterization of sexual dimorphism in holothuroids. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 62(4): 191-201. Abstract.
  70. Santos de Souza L., A. Rogers, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Eulimids (Gastropoda, Eulimidae) on the sea cucumber Holothuria mexicana (Ludwig, 1875) (Holothuroidea, Holothuriidae) in Belize. Check List, 145(5): 923-931. Abstract.
  71. *Ammendolia J., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Behavioural responses to hydrostatic pressure in selected echinoderms suggest hyperbaric constraint of bathymetric range. Marine Biology, 165(9): 145. Abstract.
  72. Young C.M., S. Arellano, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Ecology and evolution of larval dispersal in the deep sea. In: Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larvae. T.J. Carrier, A.M. Reitzel and A. Heyland (Eds.). Oxford University Press, pp. 229-250 (doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198786962.003.0016). Excerpt.
  73. *Montgomery E.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Ontogenetic variation in photosensitivity of developing echinoderm propagules. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 500: 63-72. Abstract.
  74. Rogers A., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. The 2009–2016 Belize sea cucumber fishery: Resource use patterns, management strategies and socioeconomic impacts. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 22:9-20. Abstract.
  75. Rogers A., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. Pearlfish Carapus bermudensis from the sea cucumber Holothuria mexicana in Belize (Central America). SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin, 38: 73-76. Full paper.
  76. *Parzanini C., C.C. Parrish, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. Trophic ecology of a deep-sea fish assemblage in the Northwest Atlantic. Marine Biology, 164:206. Abstract.
  77. Zhang X., L. Sun, J. Yuan, Y. Sun, Y. Gao, L. Zhang, S. Li, H. Dai, J.-F. Hamel, C. Liu, Y. Yu, S. Liu, W. Lin, K. Guo, S. Jin, P. Xu, K.B. Storey, P. Huan, T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, J. Zhang, C. Lin, X. Li, L. Xing, D. Huo, M. Sun, L. Wang, A. Mercier, F. Li, H. Yang & J. Xiang 2017. The sea cucumber genome provides insights into morphological evolution and visceral regeneration. PLoS Biology, 15(10): e2003790. Full paper; Media:  Science Daily.
  78. *Robertson L.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. Feeding in deep-sea demosponges: influence of abiotic and biotic factors. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 127: 49-56. Abstract.
  79. *Montgomery E.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. Patterns and drivers of egg pigment intensity and colour diversity in the ocean: a meta-analysis of phylum Echinodermata. Advances in Marine Biology, 76, 41-104 [issue cover]. Abstract.
  80. *Montgomery E.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. Ontogenetic shifts in swimming capacity of echinoderm propagules: A comparison of planktotrophic and lecithotrophic species. Marine Biology, 164:43. Abstract.
  81. *Montgomery E.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. The deep-sea neogastropod Buccinum scalariforme: Reproduction, development and growth. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 119: 24-33. Abstract.
  82. *Gianasi B.L., C.C. Parrish, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. Influence of diet on growth, reproduction, and lipid and fatty acid composition in the sea sucumber Cucumaria frondosa. Aquaculture Research, 48(7): 3413–3432. Abstract.
  83. Mercier A., *S. Baillon, M. Daly, J. Macrander & J.-F. Hamel 2017. Biology of a deep-water sea anemone (Anthozoa: Actiniidae) from eastern Canada: spawning, development, and growth. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 137: 359-367. Abstract.
  84. *Verkaik K., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. Impact of ocean acidification on reproductive output in the deep-sea annelid Ophryotrocha sp. (Polychaeta: Dorvelleidae). Deep-Sea Research Part II, 137: 368-376. Abstract.
  85. *Souza Junior J., I. Ponte, C.M. Coe, W.R.L. Farias, C.V. Feitosa, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. Sea cucumber fisheries in Northeast Brazil. SPC Beche-de-mer Bulletin, 37:43-47. Full text.
  86. Rogers A., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2017. From life-sustaining to life-threatening: the case of the sea cucumber fishery in Nicaragua. SPC Beche-de-mer Bulletin, 37:48-50. Full text.
  87. Hamel J.-F., I. Eeckhaut & A. Mercier 2017. New host for the parasite worm Anoplodium sp. (Rhabditophora: Platyhelminthes) found in the sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata). SPC Beche-de-mer Bulletin, 37:75-78. Full text.
  88. *Verkaik K., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2016. Carry-over effects of ocean acidification in a cold-water lecithotrophic holothuroid. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 557: 189-206. Abstract.
  89. Mercier A., *Z. Sun, C.C. Parrish & J.-F. Hamel 2016. Remarkable shifts in offspring provisioning during gestation in a live-bearing cnidarian. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0154051. Full text ScienceDaily
  90. *Leite-Castro L.V., *J. Souza Jr, C.S.B. Salmito-Vanderley, J.F. Nunes, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2016. Reproductive biology of the sea cucumber Holothuria grisea in Brazil: importance of social and environmental factors in breeding coordination. Marine Biology 163:67. Full text
  91. *Gianasi B.L., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2016. Experimental test of optimal holding conditions for live transport of temperate sea cucumbers. Fisheries Research 174:298-308. Full text
  92. *Baillon S., *M. English, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2016. Comparative biometry and isotopy of three dominant pennatulacean corals in the Northwest Atlantic. Acta Zoologica, 97(4):475-493 [issue cover]. Abstract.
  93. Mercier A., *S. Baillon & J.-F. Hamel 2015. Life history and feeding biology of the deep-sea pycnogonid Nymphon hirtipes. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 106: 1-8. Full text
  94. *Gianasi B.L., *K. Verkaik, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2015. Novel use of PIT tags in sea cucumbers: promising results with the commercial species Cucumaria frondosa. PLoS ONE, 10(5): e0127884. Full text
  95. Hilário A., A. Metaxas, S.M. Gaudron, K. L. Howell, A. Mercier, N. Mestre, R.E. Ross, A.M. Thurnherr & C. Young 2015. Estimating dispersal distance in the deep sea: challenges and applications to marine reserves. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2:6: doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00006. Abstract
  96. *Sun Z., J.-F. Hamel, C.C. Parrish & A. Mercier 2015. Complex offspring size effects: variations across life stages and between species. Ecology and Evolution, 5: 1117-1129. Abstract 
  97. Hamel J-F., *E.M. Montgomery, R. Barnich & A. Mercier 2015. Range extension of the deep-sea polychaete worm Neopolynoe acanellae in Canada. Marine Biodiversity Records, 8: e9. Abstract
  98. *Baillon S., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2015. Protracted oogenesis and annual reproductive periodicity in a deep-sea octocoral. Marine Ecology, 36: 1364-1378, DOI: 10.1111/maec.12236. Abstract
  99. *Gale K.S.P., K. Gilkinson, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2015. Patterns and drivers of asteroid abundances and assemblages on the continental margin of Atlantic Canada. Marine Ecology, 36:734-752. Abstract/full text.
  100. Yang H., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier (Eds) 2015. The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: history, biology and aquaculture. Academic Press (Elsevier). Click here to purchase. Click here for Science Direct.
  101. Wang Q., T. Zhang, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2015. Chapter 6 Reproductive biology. In: The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: History, biology and aquaculture. Yang H., J.-F. Hamel and A. Mercier (eds). Academic Press (Elsevier), pp 87-100.
  102. Liu S., J. Sun, X. Ru, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2015. Chapter 7 Broodstock conditioning and spawning. In: The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: History, biology and aquaculture. Yang H., J.-F. Hamel and A. Mercier (eds). Academic Press (Elsevier), pp 101-110.
  103. Qiu T., T.Zhang, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2015. Chapter 8 Development, settlement and post-settlement growth. In: The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: History, biology and aquaculture. Yang H., J.-F. Hamel and A. Mercier (eds). Academic Press (Elsevier), pp 111-132.
  104. Xu Q., A. Mercier & J.-F. Hamel 2015. Chapter 10 Feeding, digestion, nutritional physiology and bioenergetics. In: The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: History, biology and aquaculture. Yang H., J.-F. Hamel and A. Mercier (eds). Academic Press (Elsevier), pp 153-176.
  105. Yu Z., H. Yang, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2015. Chapter 14 Larval, juvenile and adult predators. In: The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: History, biology and aquaculture. Yang H., J.-F. Hamel and A. Mercier (eds). Academic Press (Elsevier), pp 243-256.
  106. Zhang L., X. Song, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2015. Chapter 16 Aquaculture, stock enhancement and restocking. The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: History, biology and aquaculture. Yang H., J.-F. Hamel and A. Mercier (eds). Academic Press (Elsevier), pp 289-322.
  107. *Baillon S., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2014. Diversity, distribution and nature of faunal associations with deep-sea pennatulacean corals in the Northwest Atlantic. PLoS ONE, 9(11): e111519. Full paper.
  108. Mercier A. & J.-F.  Hamel 2014. Lunar periods in the annual reproductive cycles of marine invertebrates from cold subtidal and deep-sea environments. In: Numata H, Helm B (eds) Annual, lunar and tidal clocks: Patterns and mechanisms of Nature’s enigmatic rhythms. Springer, pp 99-120. Abstract
  109. *Gale K.S.P., C. Mah, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2014. New records of brisingid asteroids (Asteroidea: Brisingida) in eastern Canada. Marine Biodiversity Records, 7: e125. Abstract
  111. Mercier, A., *S. Baillon, & J.-F. Hamel 2014. Life history and seasonal breeding of the deep-sea annelid Ophryotrocha sp. (Polychaeta: Dorvelleidae). Deep-sea Research Part I, 91: 27-35.  Abstract
  112. Purcell S.W., B.A. Polidoro, J.-F. Hamel, R.U. Gamboa & A. Mercier 2014. The cost of being valuable: predictors of extinction risk in marine invertebrates exploited as luxury seafood. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 9(4), e95075. Abstract
  113. *Doyle, G.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2014. Small-scale spatial distribution and oogenetic synchrony in brittlestars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Estuarine Coastal & Shelf Science, 136: 172-178. Abstract
  114. *Baillon S., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2014. Seasonality in reproduction of the deep-water pennatulacean coral Anthoptilum grandiflorum. Marine Biology, 161: 29-43. Abstract
  115. Conand C., B. Polidoro, A. Mercier, R. Gamboa, J.-F. Hamel & S. Purcell 2014. The IUCN Red List assessment of aspidochirotid sea cucumbers and its implications. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 34: 3-7.
  116. Mercier A., *E.J. Doncaster & J.-F. Hamel 2013. Contrasting predation rates on planktotrophic and lecithotrophic propagules by marine benthic invertebrates. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology, 449: 100-110. Abstract
  117. *Gale K.S.P., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2013. Trophic ecology of deep-sea Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from eastern Canada. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 80: 25-36.  Abstract
  118. Mercier A., M.A. Sewell & J.-F. Hamel 2013. Pelagic propagule duration and developmental mode: reassessment of a fading link. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22: 517-530 [issue cover]. Full text
  119. *Ross D.A.N., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2013. Bathymetric and interspecific variability in maternal reproductive investment and diet of eurybathic echinoderms. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 94: 333-342. Abstract
  120. Purcell, S.W., A. Mercier, C. Conand, J.-F. Hamel, V. Toral-Granda, A. Lovatelli & S. Uthicke 2013. Sea cucumber fisheries: global analysis of stocks, management measures and drivers of overfishing. Fish and Fisheries 14: 34-59 Abstract
  121. Gebruk A., A.V. Rogacheva, D.L. Pawson, J.-F. Hamel, K.G. MacIsaac & A. Mercier 2013. Penilidia desbarresi sp. nov. (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Elasipodida) from the upper slope of Newfoundland with re-description of P. ludwigi (von Marenzeller, 1893). Marine Biology Research, 9(10): 1029-1036. Abstract
  122. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2013. Reproduction in Asteroidea. In: Starfish - Biology and ecology of the Asteroidea. John L. Lawrence, editor. The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 37-50. Link; Purchase the book
  123. Mercier, A. and J.-F. Hamel 2013. Sea cucumber aquaculture: hatchery production, juvenile growth and industry challenges. In: Advances in aquaculture hatchery technology. Geoff Allan and Gavin Burnell, editors. Woodhead Publishing, pp. 431.454. Link: Purchase the book.
  124. *Sun Z., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2012. Marked shifts in offspring size elicited by frequent fusion among siblings in an internally brooding marine invertebrate. American Naturalist 180(5): E151-E160. Abstract
  125. *Baillon S., J.-F. Hamel, V.E. Wareham & A. Mercier 2012. Deep cold-water corals as nurseries for fish larvae. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10(7): 351-356 [issue cover]. Abstract --- Media coverage: (6 Jul 2012), Telegram (5 Jul 2012), (4 Sep 2012).
  126. Mah C., A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel & M. Nizinski 2012. Range extensions and taxonomic notes on Atlantic Myxasteridae (Velatida; Asteroidea). Zootaxa, 3572: 55-62. Abstract
  127. *Larson P.G., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2012. Redescription and notes on the reproductive biology of the sea anemone Urticina fecunda (Verrill, 1899) comb. nov. (Actiniaria: Actiniidae). Zootaxa, 3523: 69-79. Abstract
  128. Mercier A., R. H. Ycaza, R. Espinoza, V. M. A. Haro & J.-F. Hamel 2012. Hatchery experience and useful lessons from Isostichopus fuscus in Ecuador and Mexico. In ACIAR Proceedings, vol. 136 (ed. C. A. Hair, T. D. Pickering and D. J. Mills), pp. 79-90. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra.
  129. *Doyle G.M., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2012. A new quantitative analysis of ovarian development in echinoderms: the maturity stage index. Marine Biology 159: 455-465. Abstract
  130. Mercier A., *Z. Sun & J.-F. Hamel 2011. Internal brooding favours pre-metamorphic chimerism in a non-colonial cnidarian, the sea anemone Urticina felina. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278: 3517-3522. Abstract --- Media coverage: New Scientist, The Scientist, DiscoverMag.
  131. *Sun Z., J.-F. Hamel. & A. Mercier 2011. Planulation, larval biology and early growth of the deep-sea soft corals Gersemia fruticosa and Duva florida (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). Invertebrate Biology 130(2): 91-99. Abstract
  132. Mercier A., *Z. Sun, *S. Baillon & J.-F. Hamel 2011. Lunar rhythms in the deep sea: evidence from the reproductive periodicity of several marine invertebrates. Journal of Biological Rhythms 26: 82-86. Abstract --- Media coverage: , , (Sep 2012).
  133. *Baillon S., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2011. Comparative study of reproductive synchrony at various scales in deep-sea echinoderms. Deep-sea Research Part I 58(3): 260-272. Abstract
  134. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2011. Contrasting reproductive strategies in three deep-sea octocorals from eastern Canada: Primnoa resedaeformis, Keratoisis ornata and Anthomastus grandiflorus. Coral Reefs 30: 337-350. Abstract
  135. *So J.J., S. Uthicke, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2011. Genetic population structure in a commercial marine invertebrate with long-lived lecithotrophic larvae: Cucumaria frondosa (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Marine Biology 158: 859-870. Abstract
  136. Mercier A., *Z. Sun & J.-F. Hamel 2011. Reproductive periodicity, spawning and development of the deep-sea scleractinian coral Flabellum angulare. Marine Biology 158: 371-380 Abstract ().
  137. Mercier A., *M. Schofield & J.-F. Hamel 2011. Evidence of dietary feedback in a facultative association between deep-sea gastropods and sea anemones. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 396: 207-215 Abstract ().
  138. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2010. Synchronized breeding events in sympatric marine invertebrates: role of behaviour and fine temporal windows in maintaining reproductive isolation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64: 1749-1765. Abstract
  139. *So J.J., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2010. Habitat, growth and predation as key factors in fishery management of Cucumaria frondosa (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Fisheries Management and Ecology 17: 473-484. Abstract
  140. *Sun Z., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2010. Planulation periodicity, settlement preferences and growth of two deep-sea octocorals from the northwest Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 410: 71-87. Abstract
  141. Hamel J.-F., *Z. Sun  & A. Mercier 2010. Influence of size and seasonal factors on the growth of the deep-sea coral Flabellum alabastrum in mesocosm. Coral Reefs 29(2): 521-525. Abstract
  142. *Sun Z., J.-F. Hamel. E. Edinger & A. Mercier 2010. Reproductive biology of the deep-sea octocoral Drifa glomerata in the Northwest Atlantic. Marine Biology 157: 863-873. Abstract
  143. Mercier A., D. Pawson, D.L. Pawson & J.-F. Hamel 2010. First record of the sea cucumber Trachythyone nina (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in Canadian waters with a redescription of the species and notes on its distribution and biology. Marine Biology Research 6: 315-320. Abstract
  144. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2009. Reproductive periodicity and host-specific settlement and growth of a deep-water symbiotic sea anemone. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87: 967-980. Abstract
  145. *Becker P., I. Eckhaut, R.H. Ycaza, J.-F. Hamel &  A. Mercier  2009. Protozoan disease in larval culture of the edible sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus. Pp. 571-573 in Echinoderms: Durham. L.G. Harris et al. (eds), CRC Press, London.
  146. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2009. Endogenous and exogenous control of gametogenesis and spawning in echinoderms. Advances in Marine Biology 55: 1-302. Contents & Abstract or visit or
  147. *Sun Z., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2009. Planulation of deep-sea octocorals in the NW Atlantic. Coral Reefs 28(3): 781.
  148. *Sun Z., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2009. Reproductive biology of deep-sea corals in the Newfoundland & Labrador region. Pp. 23-35, in: The ecology of deep-sea corals of Newfoundland and Labrador waters: biogeography, life history, biogeochemistry, and relation to fishes, K. Gilkinson and E. Edinger (eds), Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2830.
  149. Mercier, A. & J.-F. Hamel 2008. Depth-related shift in life history strategies of a brooding and broadcasting deep-sea asteroid. Marine Biology 156: 205-223. Abstract
  150. Mercier, A. & J.-F. Hamel 2008. Nature and role of newly described symbiotic associations between a sea anemone and gastropods at bathyal depths in the NW Atlantic. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 358: 57-69. Abstract --- media coverage:
  151. Hamel J.-F., *P. Sargent & A. Mercier 2008. Diet, reproduction, settlement and growth of Palio dubia (Nudibranchia: Polyceridae) in the northwest Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 88:365-374. Abstract
  152. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2008. Population status, fisheries and trade of sea cucumbers in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Pp 257-292 in V. Toral-Granda, A. Lovatelli and M. Vasconcellos (eds). Sea cucumbers. A global review of fisheries and trade. FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture Technical Paper No 516, Rome. Available online -- media coverage: NY Times, ScienceOnline, UN News, Discover Magazine, End of the Line.
  153. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2008. Precautionary management of Cucumaria frondosa in Newfoundland and Labrador, . Pp 293-306 in V. Toral-Granda, A. Lovatelli and M. Vasconcellos (eds). Sea cucumbers. A global review of fisheries and trade. FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture Technical Paper No 516, Rome. Available online -- media coverage: see above.
  154. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2008. Reproductive biology of deep-sea octocorals (Primnoa resedaeformis, Keratoisis ornata and Anthomastus grandiflorus) around Newfoundland & Labrador. Final Internal DFO Report for Deep-Sea Corals Research Project, St. John’s, NL.
  155. Hamel J.-F., *P. Becker, I. Eeckhaut & A. Mercier 2007. Exogonadal oogenesis in a temperate holothurian. Biological Bulletin 213: 101-109. Abstract
  156. Mercier A., R.H. Ycaza & J.-F. Hamel 2007. Long-term study of gamete release in a broadcast-spawning holothurian: predictable lunar and diel periodicities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 329: 179-189. Abstract
  157. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2007.  In vivo investigation of oocyte transit and fertilizability in a broadcast spawning holothurian. Invertebrate Biology 126(1) : 81-89. Abstract
  158. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2007. Development and movement of the opisthobranch Hydatina physis in the Solomon Islands. SPC Trochus Information Bulletin 13: 19-24. Abstract
  159. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 2006. Factors regulating the breeding and foraging activity of a tropical opisthobranch. Hydrobiologia 571: 225-236. Abstract
  160. Parmentier E., Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2006. New host and geographical distribution for the pearlfish Carapus mourlani (Carapidae) with a discussion on its biology. Copeia, 1: 122-128. Abstract
  161. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2006. Note on the spawning and development of the common spider conch Lambis lambis. SPC Trochus Information Bulletin 12: 19-21. Abstract
  162. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2006. Observations on the biology of the common egg shell Ovula ovum In Majuro, Marshall Islands. SPC Trochus Information Bulletin 12: 22-26. Abstract
  163. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2005. Note on the association between Plakobranchus ocellatus (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia) and Holothuria atra (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea). Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 46 : 399-402. Abstract
  164. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2005. Atlantic Ocean Islands, Coastal Ecology. Pp. 84-88 in: M. Schwartz, ed. Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Springer, The Netherlands.
  165. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2005. Arctic, Coastal Ecology. Pp. 45-49, in: M. Schwartz, ed. Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Springer, The Netherlands.
  166. Lovatelli A., C. Conand, S. Purcell, S. Uthicke, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2004. Advances in sea cucumber aquaculture and management, vol. 463, 425 p. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, Rome.
  167. Mercier A. & J.-F. Hamel 2004. Aquaculture of the Galapagos sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus. Pp. 347-358 in: A. Lovatelli, C. Conand, S. Purcell, S. Uthicke, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier, eds. Advances in sea cucumber aquaculture and management. FAO. Rome. Abstract
  168. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2004. Synchronous gamete maturation and spawning induction method in holothurians. Pp. 359-371 in: A. Lovatelli, C. Conand, S. Purcell, S. Uthicke, J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier, eds. Advances in sea cucumber aquaculture and management. FAO, Rome. Abstract
  169. Hamel, J.-F., R. Ycaza & A. Mercier 2003. Larval Development and juvenile growth of the Galapagos sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus. SPC Beche-de-mer Bulletin 18: 3-8. Abstract
  170. Mercier A. & J.-F Hamel 2002. Perivisceral coelomic fluid as a mediator of spawning induction in tropical holothurians. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 41(1-3): 223-234. Abstract
  171. Hamel J.-F., D. Pawson, C. Conand & A. Mercier 2001. The sea cucumber Holothuria scabra (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata): its biology and exploitation as beche-de-mer. Advances in Marine Biology 41: 129-223. Abstract
  172. Mercier A., S.C. Battaglene & J.-F. Hamel 2000. Periodic movement, recruitment and size-related distribution of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra in Solomon Islands. Hydrobiologia 440: 81-100. Abstract
  173. Mercier A., S.C. Battaglene & J.-F. Hamel 2000. Settlement preferences and early migration of the tropical sea cucumber Holothuria scabra. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 249: 89-110. Abstract
  174. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 2000. Cuvierian tubules in tropical holothurians: usefulness and efficiency as a defence mechanism. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 33: 115-139. Abstract
  175. Massin C., A. Mercier & J.-F. Hamel 2000. Ossicle change of Holothuria scabra with a discussion on ossicle evolution within the Holothuriidae (Echinodermata). Acta Zoologica 81: 77-91. Abstract
  176. Hamel J.-F., P.K.L. Ng & A. Mercier 1999. Life cycle of the pea crab Pinnotheres halingi sp. nov. in association with the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger. Ophelia 51: 149-175.
  177. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 1999. Mucus as a mediator of gametogenic synchrony in the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata). Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK 79: 121-129. Abstract
  178. Mercier A., S. C. Battaglene & J.-F. Hamel 1999. Daily burrowing cycle and feeding activity of juvenile sea cucumbers Holothuria scabra in response to environmental factors. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 239: 125-156. Abstract
  179. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 1999. Recent developments in the commercialization of the northern sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 11: 21–22.
  180. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 1998. Diet and feeding behaviour of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa in the St. Lawrence Estuary. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76: 1194-1198. Abstract
  181. Mercier, A., É. Pelletier & J.-F. Hamel 1998. Response of temperate sea anemones to butyltin contamination. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 239-245. Abstract
  182. Mercier, A., É. Pelletier & J.-F. Hamel 1997. Effects of butyltin contamination on the symbiotic sea anemone Aiptasia pallida (Verrill). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 215: 289-304. Abstract
  183. Hamel J.-F. & A. Mercier 1997. Sea cucumbers: current fishery and prospects for aquaculture. Aquaculture Magazine 23, 42-53.
  184. Mercier, A., É. Pelletier & J.-F. Hamel 1996. Toxicological response of the symbiotic sea anemone Aiptasia pallida to butyltin contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series 144: 133-146.
  185. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 1996. Evidence of chemical communication during the gametogenesis of holothuroids. Ecology 77(5):1600-1616. Abstract
  186. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 1996. Early development, settlement, growth and spatial distribution of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53: 253-271. Abstract
  187. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 1996. Gamete dispersion and fertilization success of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. SPC Beche-de-mer Bulletin 8: 34-40.
  188. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 1996. Gonad morphology and gametogenesis of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. SPC Beche-de-mer Bulletin 8: 22-33.
  189. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 1995. Prespawning behaviour, spawning and development of the brooding starfish Leptasterias polaris. The Biological Bulletin 188: 32-45. Abstract
  190. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 1995. Spawning of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa in the St. Lawrence Estuary, eastern Canada. SPC Beche-de-mer Bulletin 7:12-18.
  191. Mercier, A., É. Pelletier & J.-F. Hamel 1994. Metabolism and subtle toxic effects of butyltin compounds in starfish. Aquatic Toxicology 28: 259-273.
  192. Mercier, A., É. Pelletier & J.-F. Hamel 1994. Degradation and toxicity of butyltin compounds in starfish. In van Collie, R., Y. Roy, Y. Bois, P.G.C. Campbell, P. Lundahl, L. Martel, M. Michaud, P. Riebel & C. Thellen (eds), Proceedings of the 20th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop, October 17-21 1993, Québec (Québec) Canada, Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1989, pp. 39-41.
  193. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 1994. New distribution and host record for the starfish parasite Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida). Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK, 74: 419-425.
  194. Mercier, A. & J.-F. Hamel 1994. Deleterious effects of a pycnogonid on the sea anemone Bartholomea annulata. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(7): 1362-1364.
  195. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier  1994. Occurrence of inter-specific cross-fertilization among echinoderms and mollusks. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 26(3): 221-228.
  196. Hamel, J.-F. & A. Mercier 1993. Behavioural response of northern basket star Gorgonocephalus arcticus to mechanical stimulations. Life & Environment 43(3): 197-203.

 

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