Population genetics, larval dispersal, and connectivity in marine systems

K Weersing, RJ Toonen - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2009 - int-res.com
Population connectivity plays significant roles on both evolutionary and ecological time-
scales; however, quantifying the magnitude and pattern of exchange between populations of …

Effects of emerging infectious diseases on host population genetics: a review

DT McKnight, L Schwarzkopf, RA Alford, DS Bower… - Conservation …, 2017 - Springer
Emerging infectious diseases threaten the survival of many species and populations by
causing large declines and altering life history traits and population demographics …

Comparing approaches for estimating ecological connectivity at a local scale in a marine system

AC Balbar, A Metaxas, Y Wu - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2024 - int-res.com
Connections among habitat patches through propagule dispersal are critical for designing
effective networks of marine protected areas. To meet targets, managers need a diverse …

Colonization, dispersal, and hybridization influence phylogeography o North Atlantic sea urchins (Strongylochntrotus droebachiensis)

JA Addison, MW Hart - Evolution, 2005 - academic.oup.com
We used frequency‐based and coalescent‐based phylogeographic analysis of sea urchin
(Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences and previously …

Genetic diversity of the imperilled bath sponge Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 across the Mediterranean Sea: patterns of population differentiation and …

T Dailianis, CS Tsigenopoulos, C Dounas… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mediterranean bath sponge Spongia officinalis is an iconic species with high
socio‐economic value and precarious future owing to unregulated harvesting, mortality …

Isolation by Distance in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Chesapeake Bay

CG Rose, KT Paynter, MP Hare - Journal of Heredity, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Intensive efforts are underway to restore depleted stocks of Crassostrea virginica in
Chesapeake Bay. However, the extent of gene flow among local populations, an important …

Genetic evidence for kin aggregation in the intertidal acorn barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)

D Veliz, P Duchesne, E Bourget… - Molecular …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
It is generally assumed that larvae of benthic species are thoroughly mixed in the plankton
and distributed randomly at settlement. Yet, it has also been hypothesized that a …

Genetic structuring of the temperate gorgonian coral (Corallium rubrum) across the western Mediterranean Sea revealed by microsatellites and nuclear sequences

F Costantini, C Fauvelot, M Abbiati - Molecular ecology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decades, anthropogenic disturbance has increased in marine costal habitats,
leading to dramatic shifts in population size structure of various marine species. In the …

Ecology of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

RE Scheibling, BG Hatcher - Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries …, 2007 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the ecology of Strongylocentrotus
droebachiensis (S. droebachiensis). It is the most widely distributed member of the …

Spatial and temporal patterns of larval dispersal in a coral‐reef fish metapopulation: evidence of variable reproductive success

TJ Pusack, MR Christie, DW Johnson… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Many marine organisms can be transported hundreds of kilometres during their pelagic
larval stage, yet little is known about spatial and temporal patterns of larval dispersal …