Marine connectivity: timing is everything.
Marine populations are connected through planktonic larvae that are dispersed at the whim of currents. But, living together does not mean dispersing together: connectivity depends not just on where you breed, but also on when you breed.
Dept. of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa.
Christopher D
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McQuaid
D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D049878:Mytilus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012098:Reproduction; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014872:Water Movements