Coupling fine-scale molecular approaches with hydrodynamic modeling to inform conservation management of the endangered and endemic fiddler crab Xeruca formosensis.

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Xeruca formosensis is an endangered fiddler crab endemic to the west coast of Taiwan. Despite severe habitat fragmentation and ongoing population decline, this species unexpectedly maintains high genetic connectivity across its distribution range. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying this pattern, we integrated genome-wide SNP analyses with biophysical larval dispersal modeling. Our results indicate that...

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