Background The interplay of animal dispersal and environmental heterogeneity is
fundamental for the distribution of biodiversity on earth. In the ocean, the interaction of …

Dispersal in many organisms is asymmetric by sex, a pattern that is often identified through
the use of genetic tools. Sex-biased dispersal (SBD) is thought to derive from the varying …

Copy number variants (CNVs) are a major component of genotypic and phenotypic variation
in genomes. To date, our knowledge of genotypic variation and evolution has largely been …

Delineation of population structure (ie stocks) is crucial to successfully manage exploited
species and to address conservation concerns for threatened species. Fish migration and …

The large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is one of the most economically valuable
marine fish in China and is a notable species in ecological studies owing to a serious …

Understanding the population dynamics of highly mobile, widely distributed, oceanic sharks,
many of which are overexploited, is necessary to aid their conservation management. We …

With just a handful of documented cases of hybridisation in cartilaginous fishes, shark
hybridisation remains poorly investigated. Small amounts of admixture have been detected …

Little is known about the extent of genetic connectivity along continuous coastlines in manta
rays, or whether site visitation is influenced by relatedness. Such information is pertinent to …

Understanding population connectivity via fish movement and the appropriate scale for
management is amplified by the use of tagging techniques. Natural fish markers provide …

Using national and international research survey data and applying a combination of
models and map** tools, this study revealed temperature and depth as the crucial …