Considering reefscape configuration and composition in biophysical models advance seascape genetics

Considering reefscape configuration and composition in biophysical models advance seascape genetics

Previous seascape genetics studies have emphasized the role of ocean currents and geographic distances to explain the genetic structure of marine species, but the role of benthic habitat has been more rarely considered. Here, we compared the population genetic structure observed in West Pacific giant clam populations against model simulations that accounted habitat composition and configuration...

Delineating Biophysical Environments of the Sunda Banda Seascape, Indonesia

The Sunda Banda Seascape (SBS), located in the center of the Coral Triangle, is a global center of marine biodiversity and a conservation priority. We proposed the first biophysical environmental delineation of the SBS using globally available satellite remote sensing and model-assimilated data to categorize this area into unique and meaningful biophysical classes. Specifically, the SBS was par...

Habitat Configuration Alters Herbivory across the Tropical Seascape

There exists increasing evidence that top-down ecological processes, such as herbivory are key in controlling marine ecosystems and their community structure. Herbivory has the potential to be altered by numerous environmental and ecological factors that operate at a variety of temporal and spatial scales, one such spatial factor is the influence of the marine landscape. We know little about ho...

FISH and genetics advance bladder-cancer diagnosis.

Handedness genetics: considering the phenotype

Sebastian Ocklenburg*, Christian Beste and Larissa Arning 1 Biopsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany 2 Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany 3 Department of Human Genetics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany *Correspondence: sebastia...