Article
A 'Bermuda Triangle' Effect Shaping Reef Fish Connectivity Across the Western Atlantic.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2026
Scheel-Dalmau Melissa, Tavera Jose Julian, Lindeman Kenyon C, Snyder David, Oliveira Claudio, Smith Struan R, Pedraza-Marrón Carmen Del Rocío, Acero P Arturo, Betancur-R Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the spatial scale and structure of marine connectivity is essential for uncovering how ocean currents shape gene flow, population structure and larval transport in reef organisms. We examined range-wide patterns of gene flow and population structure in the tomtate (Haemulon aurolineatum), an abundant reef fish with a broad distribution from southern Brazil to Bermuda in the western Atlantic. We used...
Topics
- Animals
- Gene Flow
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetics, Population
- Phylogeny
- Coral Reefs
- Atlantic Ocean
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Caribbean Region
- Bermuda