Pelagic Larval Duration and Isolation by Distance in Coastal Species.

ABSTRACT: Dispersal among populations is crucial both for demographic stability and for the evolutionary potential of species. In marine organisms, dispersal has been shown to be prevalent during pelagic early life stages. Consequently, pelagic larval duration (PLD) has been proposed as an important driver of gene flow in marine species and is influencing genetic differentiation among populations. Despite this prediction, empirical studies have often failed to find the expected correlation between PLD and genetic metrics of gene flow. This could mean either that PLD is a poor predictor of gene flow or that differences in methodology, oceanography or sampling design across studies obscure the underlying mechanisms of gene flow. In the present study, we address these issues by using a consistent sampl

SUBMITTER: Saha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12686963 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature