Geographic variation in genetic and demographic performance: new insights from an old biogeographical paradigm

S Pironon, G Papuga, J Villellas, AL Angert… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 'centre–periphery hypothesis'(CPH) is a long‐standing postulate in ecology
that states that genetic variation and demographic performance of a species decrease from …

Biogeographic constraints to marine conservation in a changing climate

A Fredston‐Hermann, SD Gaines… - Annals of the New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The siting of protected areas to achieve management and conservation objectives draws
heavily on biogeographic concepts of the spatial distribution and connectivity of species …

Meta-analysis of northeast Atlantic marine taxa shows contrasting phylogeographic patterns following post-LGM expansions

TL Jenkins, R Castilho, JR Stevens - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Comparative phylogeography enables the study of historical and evolutionary
processes that have contributed to shaping patterns of contemporary genetic diversity …

Co-occurrence and reproductive synchrony do not ensure hybridization between an alien tunicate and its interfertile native congener

S Bouchemousse, L Lévêque, G Dubois, F Viard - Evolutionary Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Biological invasions can promote secondary contacts between related species and thus
provide excellent case studies for investigating the joint ecological and evolutionary …

Contrasting patterns of population structure and gene flow facilitate exploration of connectivity in two widely distributed temperate octocorals

LP Holland, TL Jenkins, JR Stevens - Heredity, 2017 - nature.com
Connectivity is an important component of metapopulation dynamics in marine systems and
can influence population persistence, migration rates and conservation decisions …

Morphological and genetic analyses reveal a cryptic species complex in the echinoid Echinocardium cordatum and rule out a stabilizing selection explanation

E Egea, B David, T Choné, B Laurin, JP Féral… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2016 - Elsevier
Preliminary analyses revealed the presence of at least five mitochondrial clades within the
widespread sea urchin Echinocardium cordatum (Spatangoida). In this study, we analyzed …

Connectivity modelling informs metapopulation structure and conservation priorities for a reef‐building species

CL David, MP Marzloff, AM Knights… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim In coastal marine systems, biogenic reef‐building species have great importance for
conservation as they provide habitat for a wide range of species, promoting biodiversity …

Confirmation of the first intronic sequence in the bivalvian mitochondrial genome of Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)

M Lubośny, B Śmietanka, R Lasota… - Biology …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In 2020, the first male-type mitochondrial genome from the clam Macoma balthica was
published. Apart from the unusual doubly uniparental inheritance of mtDNA, scientists …

SNP Detection from De Novo Transcriptome Sequencing in the Bivalve Macoma balthica: Marker Development for Evolutionary Studies

E Pante, A Rohfritsch, V Becquet, K Belkhir, N Bierne… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Hybrid zones are noteworthy systems for the study of environmental adaptation to fast-
changing environments, as they constitute reservoirs of polymorphism and are key to the …

Mind the Gap: A Review of Disjunctions in Coastal Marine Species

V Pagowski, F Micheli - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Many coastal marine species have discontinuous distributions or genetic breakpoints
throughout their geographical ranges. These spatial and genetic disjunctions occur in …