Formation of the Isthmus of Panama

A O'Dea, HA Lessios, AG Coates, RI Eytan… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
The formation of the Isthmus of Panama stands as one of the greatest natural events of the
Cenozoic, driving profound biotic transformations on land and in the oceans. Some recent …

A review of marine phylogeography in southern Africa

PR Teske, S Von der Heyden, CD McQuaid… - South African Journal …, 2011 - journals.co.za
The southern African marine realm is located at the transition zone between the Atlantic and
Indo-Pacific biomes. Its biodiversity is particularly rich and comprises faunal and floral …

Genome sequences reveal global dispersal routes and suggest convergent genetic adaptations in seahorse evolution

C Li, M Olave, Y Hou, G Qin, RF Schneider… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Seahorses have a circum-global distribution in tropical to temperate coastal waters. Yet,
seahorses show many adaptations for a sedentary, cryptic lifestyle: they require specific …

[HTML][HTML] A global revision of the Seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): Taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations …

SA Lourie, RA Pollom, SJ Foster - Zootaxa, 2016 - mapress.com
Nomenclatural clarity is vital for the collection, dissemination, and retrieval of natural history
information, which itself is necessary for effective conservation and management of species …

Diversity of Seahorse Species (Hippocampus spp.) in the International Aquarium Trade

S Koning, BW Hoeksema - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are threatened as a result of habitat degradation and
overfishing. They have commercial value as traditional medicine, curio objects, and pets in …

Phylogenomics and historical biogeography of seahorses, dragonets, goatfishes, and allies (Teleostei: Syngnatharia): assessing factors driving uncertainty in …

A Santaquiteria, AC Siqueira… - Systematic …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The charismatic trumpetfishes, goatfishes, dragonets, flying gurnards, seahorses, and
pipefishes encompass a recently defined yet extraordinarily diverse clade of percomorph …

Macroecology meets macroevolution: evolutionary niche dynamics in the seaweed Halimeda

H Verbruggen, L Tyberghein, K Pauly… - Global Ecology and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Because of their broad distribution in geographical and ecological dimensions,
seaweeds (marine macroalgae) offer great potential as models for marine biogeographical …

Molecular phylogeny and patterns of diversification in syngnathid fishes

H Hamilton, N Saarman, G Short, AB Sellas… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2017 - Elsevier
The family Syngnathidae is a large and diverse clade of morphologically unique bony fishes,
with 57 genera and 300 described species of seahorses, pipefishes, pipehorses, and …

Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity

LD Bertola, JT Boehm, NF Putman… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ocean circulation driving macro-algal rafting is believed to serve as an important mode of
dispersal for many marine organisms, leading to predictions on population-level genetic …

The evolutionary origins of Syngnathidae: pipefishes and seahorses

AB Wilson, JW Orr - Journal of Fish Biology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Despite their importance as evolutionary and ecological model systems, the phylogenetic
relationships among gasterosteiforms remain poorly understood, complicating efforts to …