The viability of spatially structured populations depends on the abundance and connectivity
between subpopulations of breeding adults. Yet, for many species, both are extremely …

Measuring population connectivity is a critical task in conservation biology. While genetic
markers can provide reliable long‐term historical estimates of population connectivity …

In the last five years, interest in close‐kin mark–recapture (CKMR), a variant of mark–
recapture that uses genetically inferred kin as 'recaptures', has grown dramatically …

Estimating the demographic parameters of contemporary populations is essential to the
success of elasmobranch conservation programmes, and to understanding their recent …

Extensive larval dispersal and a high degree of planktonic cohort mixing were long
presumed to disrupt kin aggregations in marine environments. Yet, recent genetic studies of …

Fishing represents a major problem for conservation of chondrichthyans, with a quarter of all
species being overexploited. School sharks, Galeorhinus galeus, are targeted by …

Conservation concerns exist for many sharks but robust estimates of abundance are often
lacking. Improving population status is a performance measure for species under …

Connectivity is crucial for the persistence and resilience of marine species, the
establishment of networks of marine protected areas and the delineation of fishery …

The identification of historical, environmental and biological factors influencing
metapopulation connectivity is important for informing management policies and for …

Elasmobranchs represent important components of marine ecosystems, but they can be
vulnerable to overexploitation. This has driven investigations into the population genetic …