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Circumpolar dispersal by rafting in two subantarctic kelp-dwelling crustaceans by Nikula, R., Fraser, C. I., Spencer, H. G., Waters, J. M.

“…Long-distance oceanic rafting is frequently invoked as an explanation for broad geographic distributions of sedentary marine taxa, but evidence for this…”
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Cyclone-driven marine rafting: storms drive rapid dispersal of buoyant kelp rafts by Waters, Jonathan M., Craw, Dave

“…Storm events can have strong effects on marine biological dispersal. Here, we used geological evidence to assess the speed of biological rafting driven by a…”
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Goodbye Gondwana? New Zealand Biogeography, Geology, and the Problem of Circularity by Waters, Jonathan M., Craw, Dave, Paterson, Adrian

“…Vicariance is potentially a key biogeographic process that physically disrupts populations--typically through geological upheaval--and leads to genetic…”
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Trans-Tasman genetic connectivity in the intertidal air-breathing slug Onchidella nigricans by Cumming, R. A., Nikula, R., Spencer, H. G., Waters, J. M.

“…Population-genetic studies of marine invertebrates show that planktonic larval duration of a species is not a perfect predictor of its distribution. The…”
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Rafting dispersal constrained by an oceanographic boundary by Garden, Christopher J., Currie, Kim, Fraser, Ceridwen I., Waters, Jonathan M.

“…The role of oceanographic processes in mediating passive marine dispersal events is poorly understood. We conducted transect surveys across the subtropical…”
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Phylogeographical disjunction in abundant high-dispersal littoral gastropods by WATERS, J. M., KING, T. M., O'LOUGHLIN, P. M., SPENCER, H. G.

“…Phylogeographical disjunctions in high‐dispersal marine taxa are variously ascribed to palaeogeographical conditions or contemporary ecological factors…”
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Evolution of the Taieri River catchment, East Otago, New Zealand by Craw, D, Craw, L, Burridge, CP, Wallis, GP, Waters, JM

“…This paper synthesises geological and biological data to develop an evolutionary history for the Taieri River that currently follows a circuitous 200 km course…”
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Phylogeography of a high-dispersal New Zealand sea-star: does upwelling block gene-flow? by WATERS, J. M., ROY, M. S.

“…New Zealand's (NZ) geographical isolation, extensive coastline and well‐characterized oceanography offer a valuable system for marine biogeographical research…”
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Out of Africa: The Slow Train to Australasia by Waters, Jonathan M., Roy, Michael S., Crandall, Keith

“…We used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences to test biogeographic hypotheses for Patiriella exigua (Asterinidae), one of the world's most widespread coastal…”
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Marine biogeography of southern Australia: phylogeographical structure in a temperate sea-star by Waters, Jonathan M., Roy, Michael S.

“…Aim To test whether marine biogeographical patterns observed at the community level are also important within species. It is postulated that historical…”
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Developments in Long-Term Explicit Memory Late in the First Year of Life: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Indices by Bauer, Patricia J., Wiebe, Sandra A., Carver, Leslie J., Waters, Jennie M., Nelson, Charles A.

“…Coincident with developments in the temporal-cortical explicit memory network, long-term recall abilities are newly emergent late in the first year of human…”
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Morphological and ancient DNA analyses reveal inaccurate labels on two of Buller's bird specimens by Rawlence, NJ, Kennedy, M, Waters, JM, Scofield, RP

“…Historical museum skins are an important genetic resource for taxonomic, phylogeographic and conservation genetic research. However, their utility can be…”
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CLADOGENESIS AND LOSS OF THE MARINE LIFE-HISTORY PHASE IN FRESHWATER GALAXIID FISHES (OSMERIFORMES: GALAXIIDAE) by Waters, Jonathan M, Wallis, Graham P

“…Switches from migratory (diadromous) to nonmigratory (freshwater) life histories are known to have occurred repeatedly in some aquatic taxa. However, the…”
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GENES MEET GEOLOGY: FISH PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC PATTERN REFLECTS ANCIENT, RATHER THAN MODERN, DRAINAGE CONNECTIONS by Waters, Jonathan M, Craw, Dave, Youngson, John H, Wallis, Graham P

“…We used DNA analysis of the freshwater Galaxias vulgaris complex (Pisces: Galaxiidae) to test a geological hypothesis of drainage evolution in South Island,…”
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Phylogenetics of the australasian mudfishes: Evolution of an eel-like body plan by Waters, Jonathan M., McDowall, Robert M.

“…The mudfish genus Neochanna (Osmeriformes: Galaxiidae) contains six species that exhibit varying degrees of morphological and ecological adaptation to life in…”
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Marine biogeographic disjunction in central New Zealand by Ayers, K. L, Waters, J. M

“…We present a phylogeographic analysis of an abundant New Zealand endemic sea-star, Patiriella regularis, to help pinpoint the location of an important…”
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Biogeography of a southern hemisphere freshwater fish: how important is marine dispersal? by Waters, Jonathan M., Dijkstra, Lucette H., Wallis, Graham P.

“…Galaxias maculatus is one of the world’s most widely distributed freshwater fish. This species has a marine‐tolerant juvenile phase, and a geographical range…”
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Cladogenesis in a starfish species complex from southern Australia: evidence for vicariant speciation? by Waters, Jonathan M., O’Loughlin, P.Mark, Roy, Michael S.

“…DNA sequencing (cytochrome oxidase I; 82 sequences; 25 locations) of a species complex of Australian six-rayed sea-stars (genus Patiriella) reveals four…”
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Pre-human New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) rookeries on mainland New Zealand by Collins, CJ, Rawlence, NJ, Worthy, TH, Scofield, RP, Tennyson, AJD, Smith, I, Knapp, M, Waters, JM

“…Holocene New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) bones collected from the north of New Zealand's South Island strengthen existing evidence for the former…”
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Extreme intraspecific mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence in Galaxias maculatus (Osteichthys: Galaxiidae), one of the world's most widespread freshwater fish by Waters, J M, Burridge, C P

“…Biogeographic controversies surrounding the widespread freshwater fish, Galaxias maculatus, were addressed with DNA sequence data. Mitochondrial cytochrome b…”
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