A review of marine phylogeography in southern Africa

PR Teske, S Von der Heyden, CD McQuaid… - South African Journal …, 2011 - journals.co.za
The southern African marine realm is located at the transition zone between the Atlantic and
Indo-Pacific biomes. Its biodiversity is particularly rich and comprises faunal and floral …

Abbreviation of larval development and extension of brood care as key features of the evolution of freshwater Decapoda

G Vogt - Biological Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The transition from marine to freshwater habitats is one of the major steps in the evolution of
life. In the decapod crustaceans, four groups have colonized fresh water at different …

Ocean barriers and glaciation: evidence for explosive radiation of mitochondrial lineages in the Antarctic sea slug Doris kerguelenensis (Mollusca, Nudibranchia)

NG Wilson, M Schrödl, KM Halanych - Molecular Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Strong currents and deep passages of water can be barriers for larval dispersal of
continental marine animals, but potential effects on direct developers are under …

Evolutionary dynamics at high latitudes: speciation and extinction in polar marine faunas

A Clarke, JA Crame - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ecologists have long been fascinated by the flora and fauna of extreme environments.
Physiological studies have revealed the extent to which lifestyle is constrained by low …

The distribution of fiddler crabs (Uca) along the coast of Brazil: implications for biogeography of the western Atlantic Ocean

CL Thurman, SC Faria, JC McNamara - Marine Biodiversity Records, 2013 - cambridge.org
To assess and analyse accurately their geographical distributions, fiddler crabs (Uca) from
the Atlantic coast of Brazil were studied using field collections, museum specimens and …

Diversification of sympatric broadcast‐spawning limpets (Cellana spp.) within the Hawaiian archipelago

CE Bird, BS Holland, BW Bowen… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Speciation remains a central enigma in biology, and nowhere is this more apparent than in
shallow tropical seas where biodiversity rivals that of tropical rainforests. Obvious barriers to …

Lack of population structure in the fiddler crab Uca annulipes along an East African latitudinal gradient: genetic and morphometric evidence

IC Silva, N Mesquita, J Paula - Marine Biology, 2010 - Springer
Phylogeographic patterns in Uca annulipes sampled from 30 locations across an East
African latitudinal gradient were investigated using mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase I …

Rejection of the genetic implications of the “Abundant Centre Hypothesis” in marine mussels

NN Ntuli, KR Nicastro, GI Zardi, J Assis, CD McQuaid… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The 'Abundant-Centre Hypothesis' is a well-established but controversial
hypothesis stating that the abundance of a species is highest at the centre of its range and …

Oceanic dispersal barriers, adaptation and larval retention: an interdisciplinary assessment of potential factors maintaining a phylogeographic break between sister …

PR Teske, I Papadopoulos, BK Newman… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2008 - Springer
Background Genetic breaks separating regional lineages of marine organisms with
potentially high broadcasting abilities are generally attributed either to dispersal barriers …

Shared and distinct patterns of genetic structure in two sympatric large decapods

CD Ellis, KL MacLeod, TL Jenkins… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Comparing genetic structure in species with shared spatial ranges and ecological
niches can help identify how dissimilar aspects of biology can shape differences in …