All Outputs (6)

Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of connectivity patterns : a basis for prioritizing conservation efforts for threatened populations (2016)
Journal Article
Gubili, C., Mariani, S., Weckworth, B., Galpern, P., McDevitt, A., Hebblewhite, M., …Musiani, M. (2017). Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of connectivity patterns : a basis for prioritizing conservation efforts for threatened populations. Evolutionary Applications, 10(2), 199-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12443

Ecosystem fragmentation and habitat loss have been the focus of landscape management due to restrictions on contemporary connectivity and dispersal of populations. Here, we used an individual approach to determine the drivers of genetic differentiati... Read More about Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of connectivity patterns : a basis for prioritizing conservation efforts for threatened populations.

The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish (2016)
Journal Article
Mascolino, S., Benvenuto, C., Gubili, C., Sacchi, C., Boufana, B., & Mariani, S. (2016). The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 89(6), 2643-2657. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13130

Fish use different modalities to access mates for reproduction, often referred to as Alternative Reproductive Tactics (ARTs). ARTs are an example of coexisting phenotypes, which have to hold some degree of reproductive success to persist in a populat... Read More about The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish.

Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish (2016)
Journal Article
Coscia, I., Chopelet, J., Waples, R., Mann, B., & Mariani, S. (2016). Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish. Heredity, 117, 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2016.50

Large variance in reproductive success is the primary factor that reduces effective population size (Ne) in natural populations. In sequentially hermaphroditic (‘sex-changing’) fish, the sex ratio is typically skewed and biased toward the ‘first’... Read More about Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish.

A systematic analysis across North Atlantic countries unveils subtleties in cod product labelling (2016)
Journal Article
Bréchon, A., Hanner, R., & Mariani, S. (2016). A systematic analysis across North Atlantic countries unveils subtleties in cod product labelling. Marine Policy, 69, 124-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2016.04.014

Over the last decade, the mislabelling of seafood products has come to prominence in the fields of food science and marine conservation. This study aims to determine whether differences in fish labelling accuracy can be explained by factors associate... Read More about A systematic analysis across North Atlantic countries unveils subtleties in cod product labelling.

Sushi barcoding in the UK : another kettle of fish (2016)
Journal Article
Vandamme, S., Griffiths, A., Taylor, S., Di Muri, C., Hankard, E., Towne, J., …Mariani, S. (2016). Sushi barcoding in the UK : another kettle of fish. PeerJ, 4, e1891. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1891

Although the spread of sushi restaurants in the European Union and United States is a relatively new phenomenon, they have rapidly become among the most popular food services globally. Recent studies indicate that they can be associated with very... Read More about Sushi barcoding in the UK : another kettle of fish.

Resolving taxonomic uncertainty in vulnerable elasmobranchs : are the Madeira skate (Raja maderensis) and the thornback ray (Raja clavata) distinct species? (2016)
Journal Article
Ball, R., Serra-Pereira, B., Ellis, J., Genner, M., Iglésias, S., Johnson, A., …Griffiths, A. (2016). Resolving taxonomic uncertainty in vulnerable elasmobranchs : are the Madeira skate (Raja maderensis) and the thornback ray (Raja clavata) distinct species?. Conservation Genetics, 17(3), 565-576. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-015-0806-1

Skates and rays constitute the most speciose group of chondrichthyan fishes, yet are characterised by remarkable levels of morphological and ecological conservatism. They can be challenging to identify, which makes monitoring species compositions for... Read More about Resolving taxonomic uncertainty in vulnerable elasmobranchs : are the Madeira skate (Raja maderensis) and the thornback ray (Raja clavata) distinct species?.