{"id":942,"date":"2019-09-02T19:18:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T23:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bustonlab\/?page_id=942"},"modified":"2019-11-17T16:46:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T21:46:11","slug":"larval-dispersal-and-population-connectivity-in-neon-gobies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bustonlab\/research\/population-connectivity\/larval-dispersal-and-population-connectivity-in-neon-gobies\/","title":{"rendered":"Population Connectivity in Neon Gobies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bustonlab\/files\/2019\/09\/PopConGoby1-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1119\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bustonlab\/files\/2019\/09\/PopConGoby1-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bustonlab\/files\/2019\/09\/PopConGoby1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bustonlab\/files\/2019\/09\/PopConGoby1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bustonlab\/files\/2019\/09\/PopConGoby1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bustonlab\/files\/2019\/09\/PopConGoby1.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/strong>Our second line of research focuses on understanding the ecology and evolution of marine larval dispersal. Many marine organisms have a bi-partite life cycle composed of a sedentary adult phase and a dispersing larval phase. Analyzing the patterns of marine larval dispersal is central to understanding marine population dynamics, population divergence and designing effective networks of marine reserves. We have conducted some of the first quantitative investigations of larval dispersal in marine fishes: the neon goby <em><span class=\"style_1\">Elacatinus lori<\/span><\/em>, in Belize. We have demonstrated that the probability of successful larval dispersal declines rapidly as a function of distance from source. Our work illustrates the importance of empirically quantifying patterns of dispersal if we are to understand the spatial scale at which marine populations are connected.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesneski, K. C. <em><sup>D<\/sup><\/em>, D\u2019Aloia, C. C., Fortin, M-J. &amp; <span>Buston P. M.<\/span> (2019) Disentangling spatial distributions of a sponge-dwelling fish and its host sponge. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00227-019-3517-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Marine Biology<\/em> 166: 66.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Aloia, C. C., Xuereb, A., Fortin, M-J., Bogdanowicz, S, M. &amp; <span>Buston, P. M.<\/span> (2018) Limited dispersal explains the spatial distribution of siblings in a reef fish population. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.3354\/meps12792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Marine Ecology Progress Series <\/em>607: 143-154<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Majoris, J. <em><sup>D<\/sup><\/em>, D\u2019Aloia, C. <em><sup>D<\/sup><\/em>, Francis, R. <em><sup>U<\/sup><\/em> &amp; <span>Buston, P.<\/span> (2018) Differential persistence favors habitat preferences that determine the distribution of a reef fish. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/beheco\/arx189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Behavioral Ecology<\/em> 29: 429-439<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Aloia, C. C. <em><sup>D<\/sup><\/em>, Bogdanowicz, S. M., Francis, R. K. <em><sup>U<\/sup><\/em>, Majoris, J. <em><sup>D<\/sup><\/em>, Harrison, R. G. &amp; <span>Buston, P.<\/span> (2015) Patterns, causes and consequences of marine larval dispersal. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.1513754112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA <\/em>112: 13940-13945<\/a>.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Aloia, C. C. <em><sup>D<\/sup><\/em>, Bogdanowicz, S. M., Majoris, J. E. <em><sup>D<\/sup><\/em>, Harrison, R. G. &amp; <span>Buston, P. M.<\/span> (2013) Self-recruitment in a Caribbean reef fish: a new method for approximating dispersal kernels. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/mec.12274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Molecular Ecology<\/em> 22: 2563-2572<\/a><\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Aloia, C. C. <em><sup>D<\/sup><\/em>, Majoris, J. E. <em><sup>D <\/sup><\/em>&amp; <span>Buston, P. M.<\/span> (2011) Predictors of the distribution and abundance of a tube sponge and its resident goby. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00338-011-0755-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Coral Reefs<\/em> 30: 777-786<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our second line of research focuses on understanding the ecology and evolution of marine larval dispersal. Many marine organisms have a bi-partite life cycle composed of a sedentary adult phase and a dispersing larval phase. 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