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Richard R. Coleman, Brian W. Bowen
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Pablo Saenz-Agudelo, Hugo B. Harrison
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Bruna Mendes, Teresa Sampaio, Marta A. Antunes, Hugo Magalhaes, Filipe Costa e Silva, Carla Borges, Fernanda Simoes, Ana Usie, Maria Helena Almeida, Antonio Marcos Ramos
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Thomas L. Schmidt, T. Swan, Jessica Chung, Stephan Karl, Samuel Demok, Qiong Yang, Matt A. Field, Mutizwa Odwell Muzari, Gerhard Ehlers, Mathew Brugh, Rodney Bellwood, Peter Horne, Thomas R. Burkot, Scott Ritchie, Ary A. Hoffmann
Summary: Population genomic approaches have been used to study the invasion of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait Islands of Australia in 2004, revealing spatial genetic structure within populations and direct gene flow from Papua New Guinea. The study also identified recent movement between islands and introgression of linked alleles from PNG, indicating a highly interconnected invasive system.
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Jan Sher, Farkhanda Bibi, Gul Jan, Kyle W. Tomlinson, Asma Ayaz, Wajid Zaman
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Christophe F. D. Coste, Francois Bienvenu, Victor Ronget, Juan-Pablo Ramirez-Loza, Sarah Cubaynes, Samuel Pavard
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Leon L. L. Tran, Jacob L. L. Johansen
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(2021)
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Laura Casas, Fran Saborido-Rey
Summary: Estimating the population abundance in large, highly mobile and dispersed populations is challenging for sustainable management of marine resources. Close-kin mark-recapture (CKMR) is a promising alternative method that utilizes genetic samples to determine kinship relationships and estimate demographic parameters. It has the potential to provide baseline data for unassessed fish stocks and reduce uncertainty in regularly evaluated stocks.
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Summary: Developing a metapopulation framework contributes to the understanding of spatial processes and structures in populations, providing basic information for conservation biology. However, the extent to which the metapopulation structure differs geographically and across life history stages is unexplored for most fishes. Here, we compared the population structure and connectivity patterns of juvenile yellow snapper Lutjanus argentiventris in mangroves of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.
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(2018)
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Asael Greenfeld, Nir Becker, Jennifer McIlwain, Ravi Fotedar, Janet F. Bornman
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Emma V. A. Sylvester, Robert G. Beiko, Paul Bentzen, Ian Paterson, John B. Horne, Beth Watson, Sarah Lehnert, Steven Duffy, Marie Clement, Martha J. Robertson, Ian R. Bradbury
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(2019)
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(2023)