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dc.contributor.authorDi Battista, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorGaither, M.
dc.contributor.authorHobbs, Jean-Paul
dc.contributor.authorSaenz-Agudelo, P.
dc.contributor.authorPiatek, M.
dc.contributor.authorBowen, B.
dc.contributor.authorRocha, L.
dc.contributor.authorHoward Choat, J.
dc.contributor.authorMcIlwain, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorPriest, M.
dc.contributor.authorSinclair-Taylor, T.
dc.contributor.authorBerumen, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T08:29:50Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T08:29:50Z
dc.date.created2017-02-19T19:31:42Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationDi Battista, J. and Gaither, M. and Hobbs, J. and Saenz-Agudelo, P. and Piatek, M. and Bowen, B. and Rocha, L. et al. 2017. Comparative phylogeography of reef fishes from the Gulf of Aden to the Arabian Sea reveals two cryptic lineages. Coral Reefs. 36 (2): pp. 625–638.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51179
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00338-017-1548-y
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Arabian Sea is a heterogeneous region with high coral cover and warm stable conditions at the western end (Djibouti), in contrast to sparse coral cover, cooler temperatures, and upwelling at the eastern end (southern Oman). We tested for barriers to dispersal across this region (including the Gulf of Aden and Gulf of Oman), using mitochondrial DNA surveys of 11 reef fishes. Study species included seven taxa from six families with broad distributions across the Indo-Pacific and four species restricted to the Arabian Sea (and adjacent areas). Nine species showed no significant genetic partitions, indicating connectivity among contrasting environments spread across 2000 km. One butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus) and a snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) showed phylogenetic divergences of d = 0.008 and 0.048, respectively, possibly indicating cryptic species within these broadly distributed taxa. These genetic partitions at the western periphery of the Indo-Pacific reflect similar partitions recently discovered at the eastern periphery of the Indo-Pacific (the Hawaiian and the Marquesan Archipelagos), indicating that these disjunctive habitats at the ends of the range may serve as evolutionary incubators for coral reef organisms. © 2017 Springer-Verlag Berlin HeidelbergThe

dc.publisherSpringer Verlag
dc.titleComparative phylogeography of reef fishes from the Gulf of Aden to the Arabian Sea reveals two cryptic lineages
dc.typeJournal Article
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dcterms.source.endPage14
dcterms.source.issn0722-4028
dcterms.source.titleCoral Reefs
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The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-017-1548-y

curtin.departmentDepartment of Environment and Agriculture
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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