Shifting seas: The impacts of Pleistocene sea‐level fluctuations on the evolution of tropical marine taxa

WB Ludt, LA Rocha - Journal of Biogeography, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Pleistocene glacial cycles reduced global sea level by up to 130 m below present
levels. These changes had profound impacts on coastal marine life, including a reduction of …

Comparative phylogeography of the Coral Triangle and implications for marine management

KE Carpenter, PH Barber, ED Crandall… - Journal of Marine …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme concentration of marine biodiversity and exploitation of marine resources in the
Coral Triangle pose challenges to biogeographers and resource managers. Comparative …

Genetic population structure of marine fish: mismatch between biological and fisheries management units

H Reiss, G Hoarau, M Dickey‐Collas… - Fish and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
An essential prerequisite of a sustainable fisheries management is the matching of
biologically relevant processes and management action. In fisheries management and …

Phylogeography and the conservation of coral reef fishes

LA Rocha, MT Craig, BW Bowen - Coral Reefs, 2007 - Springer
Here we present a review of how the study of the geographic distribution of genetic lineages
(phylogeography) has helped identify management units, evolutionary significant units …

Genetic evaluation of marine biogeographical barriers: perspectives from two widespread Indo‐Pacific snappers (Lutjanus kasmira and Lutjanus fulvus)

MR Gaither, RJ Toonen, DR Robertson… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim In the Indo‐Pacific, the mass of islands of the Indonesian archipelago constitute
a major biogeographical barrier (the Indo‐Pacific Barrier, IPB) separating the Pacific and …

Phylogeography of the reef fish Cephalopholis argus(Epinephelidae) indicates Pleistocene isolation across the indo-pacific barrier with contemporary overlap in the …

MR Gaither, BW Bowen, TR Bordenave… - BMC evolutionary …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The Coral Triangle (CT), bounded by the Philippines, the Malay
Peninsula, and New Guinea, is the epicenter of marine biodiversity. Hypotheses that explain …

Contrasting demographic history and phylogeographical patterns in two Indo‐Pacific gastropods

ED Crandall, MA Frey, RK Grosberg… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Marine species with ranges that span the Indo‐Australian Archipelago (IAA) exhibit a range
of phylogeographical patterns, most of which are interpreted in the context of vicariance …

High population connectivity across the Indo-Pacific: congruent lack of phylogeographic structure in three reef fish congeners

JB Horne, L van Herwerden, JH Choat… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2008 - Elsevier
We used the mitochondrial control region and a comparative approach to study the genetic
population structure of two surgeonfishes, Naso brevirostris and Naso unicornis, across their …

Phylogeography unplugged: comparative surveys in the genomic era

BW Bowen, K Shanker, N Yasuda… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
In March 2012, the authors met at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) in
Durham, North Carolina, USA, to discuss approaches and cooperative ventures in Indo …

Searching for heat in a marine biodiversity hotspot

DR Bellwood, CP Meyer - Journal of Biogeography, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs exhibit highly congruent patterns of biodiversity, with a prominent hotspot in the
Indo‐Australian Archipelago (IAA). Unlike many terrestrial systems, the IAA hotspot exhibits …