River damming has brought great benefits to flood mitigation, energy and food production,
and will continue to play a significant role in global energy supply, particularly in Asia, Africa …

The concept of estuarine dependence by various fish species has been widely discussed
and written about by ichthyologists for decades. In this review we selected single, well …

Abstract The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is critically endangered (according to the most
recent IUCN assessment) and has suffered a 95% decline in recruitment since the 1980s …

Abstract Temperate eels Anguilla anguilla (European eel), A. rostrata (American eel) and A.
japonica (Japanese eel) are three catadromous species which have been declining since …

Anguillid eels are found globally in fresh, transitional and saline waters and have played an
important role in human life for centuries. The population status of several species is now of …

The spawning migration of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) to the Sargasso Sea is
one of the greatest animal migrations. However, the duration and route of the migration …

Animal‐borne telemetry has revolutionized our ability to study animal movement, species
physiology, demography and social structures, changing environments and the threats that …

Migration allows animals to track the environmental conditions that maximize growth,
survival, and reproduction [1–3]. Improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying …

Abstract The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) has long been regarded as a panmictic fish
and has been confirmed as such in the northern part of its range. In this paper, we tested for …

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) has one of the longest migrations in the animal
kingdom. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean twice during its life history, migrating between the …