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Swimming in the deep end of the gene pool: global population structure of an oceanic giant

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Ecology, December 2007
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Title
Swimming in the deep end of the gene pool: global population structure of an oceanic giant
Published in
Molecular Ecology, December 2007
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2007.03548.x
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Authors

Corey J A Bradshaw

Abstract

Despite the impression held by some that few biological mysteries remain, even evocative species such as humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) have poorly documented movement patterns, reproductive strategies and population dynamics despite years of dedicated research. This is largely due to the difficulty of observing wide-ranging marine species over the majority of their life cycle. The advent of powerful tracking devices has certainly improved our understanding, but it is usually only with molecular tools that the nature of population structure becomes apparent. In this issue of Molecular Ecology, Castro and colleagues have provided the first global-scale assessment of population structure for the largest fish--whale sharks (Rhincodon typus). Whale sharks can reach lengths > 12 m and are a popular tourist attraction at places where they aggregate, yet for most of their life cycle, we know little indeed of where they go and how they interact with other populations. Previous tracking studies imply a high dispersal capacity, but only now have Castro and colleagues demonstrated high gene flow and haplotype diversity among the major ocean basins where they are found.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 2 2%
Tanzania, United Republic of 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Mozambique 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 <1%
Puerto Rico 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 108 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 31 26%
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 19%
Student > Master 18 15%
Student > Bachelor 15 13%
Professor 6 5%
Other 16 14%
Unknown 10 8%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 80 68%
Environmental Science 16 14%
Computer Science 2 2%
Social Sciences 2 2%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 2%
Other 5 4%
Unknown 11 9%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 February 2013.
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#3,553,398
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from Molecular Ecology
#1,891
of 6,698 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#14,035
of 166,832 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Molecular Ecology
#4
of 29 outputs
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