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Scaling of Connectivity in Marine Populations by Cowen, R. K., Paris, C. B., Srinivasan, A.

“…Defining the scale of connectivity, or exchange, among marine populations and determining the factors driving this exchange are pivotal to our understanding of…”
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Selective mortality during the larval and juvenile stages of snappers (Lutjanidae) and great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda by D’Alessandro, E. K., Sponaugle, S., Cowen, R. K.

“…Selective mortality during the early life stages in marine organisms can affect the magnitude and composition of recruitment, yet these processes have not been…”
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Connectivity of Marine Populations: Open or Closed? by Cowen, Robert K., Kamazima M. M. Lwiza, Sponaugle, Su, Paris, Claire B., Olson, Donald B.

“…Most marine populations are thought to be well connected via long-distance dispersal of larval stages. Eulerian and Lagrangian flow models, coupled with linear…”
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Larval ecology of the great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda, and other sphyraenids in the Straits of Florida by D’Alessandro, E. K., Sponaugle, S., Llopiz, J. K., Cowen, R. K.

“…The great barracuda ( Sphyraena barracuda ) is a widespread, ecologically and socioeconomically important coastal fish, yet very little is known about its…”
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Diversity of leptocephalus larvae around the island of Barbados (West Indies): relevance to regional distributions by Richardson, D. E., Cowen, R. K.

“…The cryptic nature of many elopomorph species and their occupation of minimally explored habitats have led to the underestimation of their importance as a…”
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Growth and diet of a larval myctophid across distinct upwelling regimes in the California Current by Swieca, K, Sponaugle, S, Schmid, M S, Ivory, J, Corrales-Ugalde, M, Sutherland, K R, Cowen, R K

“…Abstract Eastern boundary systems support major fisheries of species whose early stages depend on upwelling production. However, upwelling can be highly…”
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Size, Growth, Development, and Survival of the Planktonic Larvae of Pomatomus Saltatrix (Pisces: Pomatomidae) by Hare, Jonathan A., Cowen, Robert K.

“…A variety of hypotheses have been proposed regarding the processes that regulate survival of the planktonic life history stages of marine organisms. Several of…”
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Near-reef zooplankton differs across depths in a subtropical seascape by Sponaugle, S, Goldstein, E, Ivory, J, Doering, K, D’Alessandro, E, Guigand, C, Cowen, R K

“…Abstract Our knowledge of zooplankton in proximity to benthic marine habitats is hampered by challenges sampling near complex substrates. To address this, we…”
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Early Life History Traits and Recruitment Patterns of Caribbean Wrasses (Labridae) by Sponaugle, Su, Cowen, Robert K.

“…Despite the fact that recruitment can significantly influence the population dynamics of benthic marine populations, relatively little is known about the…”
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Larval durations and recruitment patterns of two Caribbean gobies (Gobiidae): contrasting early life histories in demersal spawners by Sponaugle, S, Cowen, R K

“…A study was undertaken to examine the relationship between adult spawning strategies and the early life histories of larvae and juveniles from two…”
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Surfing, spinning, or diving from reef to reef: effects on population connectivity by Paris, Claire B., Chérubin, Laurent M., Cowen, Robert K.

“…Coral reef fish have considerable larval behavioral capabilities that can lead to successful completion of the early pelagic life phase. In particular,…”
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Behavior constrains the dispersal of long-lived spiny lobster larvae by Butler, Mark J., Paris, Claire B., Goldstein, Jason S., Matsuda, Hirokazu, Cowen, Robert K.

“…Behavior such as ontogenetic vertical migration (OVM) limits the transport of marine larvae with short pelagic larval durations (PLDs), but its effect on the…”
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Direct Evidence of a Biophysical Retention Mechanism for Coral Reef Fish Larvae by Paris, Claire B., Cowen, Robert K.

“…We examine the hypothesis that reef fish larvae have some direct influence on their own dispersal and ability to recruit to their natal reef by tracking…”
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Environmental drivers of the fine-scale distribution of a gelatinous zooplankton community across a mesoscale front by Luo, Jessica Y., Grassian, Benjamin, Tang, Dorothy, Irisson, Jean-Olivier, Greer, Adam T., Guigand, Cedric M., McClatchie, Sam, Cowen, Robert K.

“…Mesoscale fronts occur frequently in many coastal areas and often are sites of elevated productivity; however, knowledge of the fine-scale distribution of…”
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Effects of ocean acidification on the larvae of a high-value pelagic fisheries species, mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus by Bignami, S, Sponaugle, S, Cowen, RK

“…Negative impacts of CO sub(2)-induced ocean acidification on marine organisms have proven to be variable both among and within taxa. For fishes, inconsistency…”
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Critical science gaps impede use of no-take fishery reserves by Sale, Peter F., Cowen, Robert K., Danilowicz, Bret S., Jones, Geoffrey P., Kritzer, Jacob P., Lindeman, Kenyon C., Planes, Serge, Polunin, Nicholas V.C., Russ, Garry R., Sadovy, Yvonne J., Steneck, Robert S.

“…As well as serving valuable biodiversity conservation roles, functioning no-take fishery reserves protect a portion of the fishery stock as insurance against…”
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Growth variation in larval Makaira nigricans by Sponaugle, S., Denit, K. L., Luthy, S. A., Serafy, J. E., Cowen, R. K.

“…The Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans larvae were collected from Exuma Sound, Bahamas and the Straits of Florida over three summers (2000–2002). Sagittal…”
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Spatial scaling of recruitment in four continental shelf fishes by Sullivan, Mark C., Cowen, Robert K., Able, Kenneth W., Fahay, Michael P.

“…With the recent decline of several exploited populations of northwest Atlantic fishes, effort has been directed toward understanding the scales at which…”
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Small-scale demographic variation in the stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride by Paddack, M. J., Sponaugle, S., Cowen, R. K.

“…Age‐based analysis of the stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride was used to examine whether observed differences in their abundance and size structure among…”
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Across-shore variability in plankton layering and abundance associated with physical forcing in Monterey Bay, California by Sevadjian, J.C., McManus, M.A., Ryan, J., Greer, A.T., Cowen, R.K., Woodson, C.B.

“…The purpose of this study was to further our understanding of the role of the coastal physical oceanographic environment as a dynamic and constantly evolving…”
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