Abstract Aim The Red Sea is characterised by a unique fauna and historical periods of
desiccation, hypersalinity and intermittent isolation. The origin and contemporary …

The invasion of western Atlantic marine habitats by two predatory Indo-Pacific lionfish,
Pterois volitans and P. miles, has recently unfolded at an unprecedented rate, with …

Population connectivity plays significant roles on both evolutionary and ecological time-
scales; however, quantifying the magnitude and pattern of exchange between populations of …

Population connectivity through larval dispersal is an essential parameter in models of
marine population dynamics [1–3] and the optimal size and spacing of marine reserves [4 …

The drivers of variability in species range sizes remain an outstanding enigma in ecology.
The theoretical expectation of a positive dispersal‐range size relationship has received …

There are a variety of proposed evolutionary and ecological explanations for why some
species have more extensive geographical ranges than others. One of the most common …

Connectivity among marine populations is critical for persistence of metapopulations, co**
with climate change, and determining the geographic distribution of species. The influence …

How do biogeographically different provinces arise in response to oceanic barriers to
dispersal? Here, we analyse how traits related to the pelagic dispersal and adult biology of …

Species selection in the broad sense—also termed species sorting—shapes evolutionary
patterns through differences in speciation and extinction rates (and their net outcome, often …

We examine estimates of dispersal in a broad range of marine species through an analysis
of published values, and evaluate how well these values represent global patterns through a …