Congruence between fine-scale genetic breaks and dispersal potential in an estuarine seaweed across multiple transition zones

KR Nicastro, J Assis, EA Serrao… - ICES Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Genetic structure in biogeographical transition zones can be shaped by several factors
including limited dispersal across barriers, admixture following secondary contact …

[PDF][PDF] Post-Release Monitoring of a Stranded and Rehabilitated Short-Finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) Reveals Current-Assisted Travel.

RBT Moore, DC Douglas, HH Nollens, L Croft… - Aquatic …, 2020 - researchgate.net
A subadult female short-finned pilot whale Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala mac-
(Globicephala macrorhynchus), which stranded on rorhynchus) are pelagic, deep diving …

Increasing the depth of current understanding: sensitivity testing of deep-sea larval dispersal models for ecologists

RE Ross, WAM Nimmo-Smith, KL Howell - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Larval dispersal is an important ecological process of great interest to conservation and the
establishment of marine protected areas. Increasing numbers of studies are turning to …

Contextualising the last survivors: population structure of marine turtles in the Dominican Republic

C Carreras, BJ Godley, YM Leon, LA Hawkes… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Nesting by three species of marine turtles persists in the Dominican Republic, despite
historic threats and long-term population decline. We conducted a genetic survey of marine …

Spillover of the Atlantic bluefin tuna offspring from cages in the Adriatic Sea: A multidisciplinary approach and assessment

T Džoić, G Beg Paklar, B Grbec, S Ivatek-Šahdan… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
During routine monitoring of commercial purse seine catches in 2011, 87 fingerling
specimens of scombrids were collected in the southern Adriatic Sea. Sequencing of the …

High interannual variability in connectivity and genetic pool of a temperate clingfish matches oceanographic transport predictions

M Klein, S Teixeira, J Assis, EA Serrao, EJ Goncalves… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Adults of most marine benthic and demersal fish are site-attached, with the dispersal of their
larval stages ensuring connectivity among populations. In this study we aimed to infer spatial …

Converging approaches for modeling the dispersal of propagules in air and sea

C Lett, N Barrier, M Bahlali - Ecological Modelling, 2020 - Elsevier
Terrestrial plants seeds, spores and pollen are often dispersed by wind. Likewise, most eggs
and larvae of marine organisms are dispersed by oceanic currents. It was historically …

Assessing reliance on vector navigation in the long-distance oceanic migrations of green sea turtles

G Cerritelli, G Bianco, G Santini, AC Broderick… - Behavioral …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Vector navigation, ie, maintaining a constant heading for a given amount of time, is
hypothesized to provide a viable basis for the navigational feats of a number of long …

Comparing deep-sea larval dispersal models: a cautionary tale for ecology and conservation

RE Ross, WAM Nimmo-Smith, R Torres… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Larval dispersal data are increasingly sought after in ecology and marine conservation, the
latter often requiring information under time limited circumstances. Basic estimates of …

Orientation of migrating leatherback turtles in relation to ocean currents

S Galli, P Gaspar, S Fossette, B Calmettes, GC Hays… - Animal Behaviour, 2012 - Elsevier
During their offshore movements, leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, associate
frequently with ocean currents and mesoscale oceanographic features such as eddies, and …