Hierarchical sampling and subsequent microsatellite genotyping of >2300 H aliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) from 19 locations distributed across five biogeographic regions have substantially advanced our knowledge of population structure and connectivity in this commercially important species. The study has found key differences in stock structure of H . laevigata compared with the sympatric and congeneric H aliotis rubra (...

Primary production estimates of ice algae within the bottommost layers of the Arctic ice cover are commonly derived using irradiance measurements taken immediately below the solid ice bottom. However, radiation absorbed by ice algae is significantly affected by the high‐scattering sea ice environment they are embedded within because scattering increases the pathlength traveled by photons and therefore the probability of photon...

The distribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in Hudson Bay (HB), Foxe Basin (FB), and Hudson Strait (HS) was examined during 01‐14 August 2003. The HB system displayed relatively high DOC concentrations with medians of 109, 90, and 100 mmol L −1 for measurements made in HB, FB, and HS, respectively. Waters were significantly modified as they circulated through the HB system. An influence of marine‐derived DOC was inferre...

Overexploitation of marine species invariably results in population decline but can also have indirect effects on ecological processes such as larval dispersal and recruitment that ultimately affect genetic diversity and population resilience. We compared microsatellite DNA variation among depleted and healthy populations of the black‐lip abalone Haliotis rubra from Tasmania, Australia, to determine if over‐fishing had affecte...

The degree to which haematozoan parasites can exploit a range of vectors and hosts has both ecological and evolutionary implications for their transmission and biogeography. Here we explore the extent to which closely related mosquito species share the same or closely related haematozoan parasites, and examine the overlap in parasite lineages with those isolated from avian hosts, Zosterops species, sampled across the same stud...

We investigated mtDNA sequence variation in five populations of the loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus , representing four subspecies, including the San Clemente loggerhead shrike L. l. mearnsi , a critically endangered California Channel Island endemic. Variability in 200 bp of control region and 200 bp of cytochrome b was extremely low, and defined four haplotypes. Strong structure was apparent among all three southern Ca...