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Yang Q, Wang B, Lemey P, Dong L, Mu T, Wiebe RA, Guo F, Trovão NS, Park SW, Lewis N, Tsui JLH, Bajaj S, Cheng Y, Yang L, Haba Y, Li B, Zhang G, Pybus OG, Tian H, Grenfell B. Synchrony of Bird Migration with Global Dispersal of Avian Influenza Reveals Exposed Bird Orders. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1126. [PMID: 38321046 PMCID: PMC10847442 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45462-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) A H5, particularly clade 2.3.4.4, has caused worldwide outbreaks in domestic poultry, occasional spillover to humans, and increasing deaths of diverse species of wild birds since 2014. Wild bird migration is currently acknowledged as an important ecological process contributing to the global dispersal of HPAIV H5. However, this mechanism has not been quantified using bird movement data from different species, and the timing and location of exposure of different species is unclear. We sought to explore these questions through phylodynamic analyses based on empirical data of bird movement tracking and virus genome sequences of clade 2.3.4.4 and 2.3.2.1. First, we demonstrate that seasonal bird migration can explain salient features of the global dispersal of clade 2.3.4.4. Second, we detect synchrony between the seasonality of bird annual cycle phases and virus lineage movements. We reveal the differing exposed bird orders at geographical origins and destinations of HPAIV H5 clade 2.3.4.4 lineage movements, including relatively under-discussed orders. Our study provides a phylodynamic framework that links the bird movement ecology and genomic epidemiology of avian influenza; it highlights the importance of integrating bird behavior and life history in avian influenza studies.
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- Qiqi Yang
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Center for Global Change and Public Health, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency-Weybridge, OIE/FAO International Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Swine Influenza and Newcastle Disease Virus, Department of Virology, Addlestone, UK
- Department of Pathobiology and Population Science, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Institute for Disease Modeling, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Center for Global Change and Public Health, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, National Bird Banding Center of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Science, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Center for Global Change and Public Health, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
- Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
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Jodice PGR, Michael PE, Gleason JS, Haney JC, Satgé YG. Revising the marine range of the endangered black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata: occurrence in the northern Gulf of Mexico and exposure to conservation threats. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2021. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata is an Endangered seabird endemic to the western North Atlantic. Although estimated at ~1000 breeding pairs, only ~100 nests have been located at 2 sites in Haiti and 3 sites in the Dominican Republic. At sea, the species primarily occupies waters of the western Gulf Stream in the Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea. Due to limited data, there is currently no consensus on the geographic marine range of the species although no current proposed ranges include the Gulf of Mexico. Here, we report on observations of black-capped petrels during 2 vessel-based survey efforts throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-2011 and 2017-2019. During 558 d and ~54700 km of surveys, we tallied 40 black-capped petrels. Most observations occurred in the eastern Gulf, although birds were observed over much of the east-west and north-south footprint of the survey area. Predictive models indicated that habitat suitability for black-capped petrels was highest in areas associated with dynamic waters of the Loop Current. We used the extent of occurrence and area of occupancy concepts to delimit the geographic range of the species within the northern Gulf. We suggest that the marine range for black-capped petrels be modified to include the northern Gulf of Mexico, recognizing that distribution may be more clumped in the eastern Gulf and that occurrence in the southern Gulf remains unknown due to a lack of surveys there. To date, however, it remains unclear which nesting areas are linked to the Gulf of Mexico.
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- PGR Jodice
- US Geological Survey, South Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- South Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Birds/Science Applications, Chiefland, FL 32626, USA
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- Terra Mar Applied Sciences, LLC, Washington, DC 20012, USA
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- South Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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Almeida N, Ramos JA, Rodrigues I, dos Santos I, Pereira JM, Matos DM, Araújo PM, Geraldes P, Melo T, Paiva VH. Year-round at-sea distribution and trophic resources partitioning between two sympatric Sulids in the tropical Atlantic. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253095. [PMID: 34153067 PMCID: PMC8216530 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In the oligotrophic tropical marine environment resources are usually more patchily distributed and less abundant to top predators. Thus, spatial and trophic competition can emerge, especially between related seabird species belonging to the same ecological guild. Here we studied the foraging ecology of two sympatric species-brown booby (BRBO) Sula leucogaster (breeding) and red-footed boobies (RFBO) Sula sula (non-breeding)-at Raso islet (Cabo Verde), across different seasons. Sexual segregation was only observed during Jun-Oct, when RFBO were present, with larger females BRBO remaining closer to the colonies, while males and RFBO travelled further and exploited different habitats. Overall, species appeared to prefer areas with specific oceanic features, particularly those related with oceanic currents and responsible for enhancing primary productivity in tropical oceanic areas (e.g. Sea Surface Height and Ocean Mixed Layer Thickness). Female BRBOs showed high foraging-site fidelity during the period of sympatry, while exploiting the same prey species as the other birds. However, during the months of co-existence (Jun.-Oct.), isotopic mixing models suggested that female BRBO would consume a higher proportion of epipelagic fish, whereas female RFBO would consume more squid compared to the other birds, possibly due to habitat-specific prey availability and breeding energy-constraints for BRBO. We conclude that divergent parental roles, environmental conditions, habitat preference and competition could be mechanisms simultaneously underlying sexual segregation for BRBO during a period of co-existence, while inter-specific foraging differences appear to be more affected by habitat preference and different breeding stages. These results support previous statements that BRBO can adapt their foraging ecology to different circumstances of environmental conditions and competition, and that marine physical features play an important role in foraging decisions of boobies.
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- Nathalie Almeida
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, MARE–Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Calçada Martim de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal
- Biosfera Cabo Verde, São Vicente, Cabo Verde
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, MARE–Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Calçada Martim de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, MARE–Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Calçada Martim de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, MARE–Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Calçada Martim de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, MARE–Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Calçada Martim de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, MARE–Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Calçada Martim de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal
- CIBIO/InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal
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- SPEA–Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Biosfera Cabo Verde, São Vicente, Cabo Verde
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, MARE–Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Calçada Martim de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal
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Sexual segregation in foraging occurs in some species and populations of boobies (Sulidae), but it is not a general pattern. Sexual segregation in foraging may occur to avoid competition for food, and this competition may intensify during specific stages of breeding. We examined sexual segregation in foraging in relation to breeding stage in masked boobies Sula dactylatra at Rapa Nui by tracking simultaneously incubating and chick-rearing birds using GPS recorders (n = 18) and collected a total of 11 regurgitate samples. Stable isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) of whole blood samples were carried out in 20 birds. There were no differences in foraging trip parameters or diet between females and males. Both sexes traveled farther and for longer while incubating than while rearing chicks. Isotopic niches (δ13C and δ15N) overlapped to some degree among all groups at all times, but the lowest overlap between sexes occurred during incubation. While preying on ephemerally distributed flying fish, vertical or horizontal competition avoidance may be almost impossible, and thus females and males share their foraging grounds. Since birds were tracked simultaneously, shorter foraging trips of chick-rearing birds must be an effect of the constraints of provisioning the chick. Differences observed in δ15N and δ13C values between sexes may be caused by subtle differences in their foraging behaviors, or by differences in physiology linked to breeding. Our findings suggest that local oceanography and its inherent food distribution are determinants for sexual segregation in foraging patterns in masked boobies and possibly also other booby species.
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In some animals, females and males forage on different areas or prey on different species to avoid competition for food resources. In boobies (Sula sp.), some studies show evidence of sexual segregation in foraging and others do not. Here, we tested if sexual segregation in foraging occurred in masked boobies on the Pacific island of Rapa Nui by studying simultaneously incubating and chick-rearing birds. We found no evidence of sexual segregation on foraging behavior or diet. We discuss that the difference between this and other studies in boobies may be an effect of the local prey availability. When the prey community is more diverse and heterogeneously distributed, each sex may access different resources and thus sexual foraging segregation will occur. In contrast, in areas like Rapa Nui where prey resources are distributed ephemerally, sexual segregation in foraging will not be useful and is thus less likely to occur.
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Wilkinson BP, Haynes-Sutton AM, Meggs L, Jodice PGR. High spatial fidelity among foraging trips of Masked Boobies from Pedro Cays, Jamaica. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0231654. [PMID: 32340024 PMCID: PMC7186003 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In marine environments, tropical and subtropical habitats are considered to be inherently less productive than more temperate systems. As such, foraging site fidelity among vertebrate predators occupying low-latitude marine systems is generally low as a response to an increased unpredictability of resources. We investigated the foraging movements of Masked Boobies breeding on Middle Cay, Jamaica using GPS loggers to examine if the presence of a nearby bathymetric feature influenced foraging site fidelity in a tropical system, the Caribbean Sea. According to the movements of tracked individuals, this population of boobies shows a high degree of spatial fidelity in foraging site selection, concentrated on the northern edge of Pedro Bank. We suggest this feature as an important location for marine conservation in the region and demonstrate its utility to foraging boobies via habitat modeling using a maximum entropy approach of relevant habitat variables. Finally, we place this study into the global context of Masked Booby foraging by examining the published literature of relevant tracking studies for population-level similarity in foraging metrics. According to hierarchical clustering of foraging effort, Masked Boobies demonstrate a density-dependent response to foraging effort regardless of colony origin or oceanic basin consistent with the principles of Ashmole’s Halo.
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- Bradley P. Wilkinson
- Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Yardie Environmental Conservationists Limited, Kingston, Jamaica
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- Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, U.S. Geological Survey South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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Santos CD, Campos LF, Efe MA. Foraging habitat choice of White-tailed Tropicbirds revealed by fine-scale GPS tracking and remote sensing. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6261. [PMID: 30671305 PMCID: PMC6339477 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background The introduction of animal tracking technology has rapidly advanced our understanding of seabird foraging ecology. Tracking data is particularly powerful when combined with oceanographic information derived from satellite remote sensing, allowing insights into the functional mechanisms of marine ecosystems. While this framework has been used extensively over the last two decades, there are still vast ocean regions and many seabird species for which information is scarce, particularly in tropical oceans. Methods In this study we tracked the movement at high GPS recording frequency of 15 White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus) during chick-rearing from a colony in Fernando de Noronha (offshore of Northeast Brazil). Flight behaviours of travelling and searching for food were derived from GPS data and examined in relation to satellite-sensed oceanographic variables (sea surface temperature, turbidity and chlorophyll-a concentration). Results White-tailed Tropicbirds showed marked preference for clear and warm sea surface waters, which are indicative of low primary productivity but are likely the best habitat for preying upon flying fish. Discussion These findings are consistent with previous studies showing that foraging habitat choices of tropical seabirds may not be driven by primary productivity, as has been widely shown for non-tropical species.
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- Carlos D. Santos
- Núcleo de Teoria e Pesquisa do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Radolfzell, Germany
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- Laboratório de Bioecologia e Conservação de Aves Neotropicais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioecologia e Conservação de Aves Neotropicais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
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Hirakawa T, Yamashita T, Tamaki T, Fujiyoshi H, Umezu Y, Takeuchi I, Matsumoto S, Yoda K. Can AI predict animal movements? Filling gaps in animal trajectories using inverse reinforcement learning. Ecosphere 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Tsubasa Hirakawa
- Department of Computer Science; Chubu University; 1200 Matsumoto Kasugai Aichi 487-0027 Japan
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- Department of Computer Science; Chubu University; 1200 Matsumoto Kasugai Aichi 487-0027 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Hiroshima University; 1-4-1 Kagamiyama Higashi Hiroshima Hiroshima 739-8527 Japan
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- Department of Computer Science; Chubu University; 1200 Matsumoto Kasugai Aichi 487-0027 Japan
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- Department of Computer Science; Nagoya Institute of Technology; Gokiso-cho Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Computer Science; Nagoya Institute of Technology; Gokiso-cho Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project; 1-4-1 Nihonbashi Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-0027 Japan
- Center for Materials Research by Information Integration; National Institute for Materials Science; 1-2-1 Sengen Tsukuba 305-0047 Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies; Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8601 Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies; Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8601 Japan
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Gilmour ME, Castillo-Guerrero JA, Fleishman AB, Hernández-Vázquez S, Young HS, Shaffer SA. Plasticity of foraging behaviors in response to diverse environmental conditions. Ecosphere 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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- Morgan E. Gilmour
- Ocean Sciences Department; University of California Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz California 95060 USA
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- CONACYT-Universidad de Guadalajara; Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur; San Patricio - Melaque Cihuatlán Jalisco 48980 México
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- Department of Biological Sciences; San Jose State University; San Jose California 95192 USA
- Conservation Metrics, Inc.; 145 McAllister Way Santa Cruz California 95060 USA
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- Departamento de Estudios para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Zona Costera; Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur; Universidad de Guadalajara; Gómez Farías No. 82 San Patricio-Melaque Cihuatlán Jalisco 48980 México
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology; University of California Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara California 93106 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; San Jose State University; San Jose California 95192 USA
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