South African Journal of Science

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1. Climate-driven genetic divergence of limpets with different life histories across a southeast African marine biogeographic disjunction: different processes, same outcome
PETER R. TESKE, ISABELLE PAPADOPOULOS, K. LUCAS MMONWA, T. GIVEN MATUMBA, CHRISTOPHER D. McQUAID, NIGEL P. BARKER, LUCIANO B. BEHEREGARAY
Molecular Ecology  vol: 20  issue: 23  first page: 5025  year: 2011  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05307.x

2. Secondary contact and asymmetrical gene flow in a cosmopolitan marine fish across the Benguela upwelling zone
K Reid, T B Hoareau, J E Graves, W M Potts, S M R dos Santos, A W Klopper, P Bloomer
Heredity  vol: 117  issue: 5  first page: 307  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1038/hdy.2016.51

3. A comprehensive overview of evolutionary relationships and geographic distributions of cownose rays: more valid taxa needing protective measures
Yasmim Trindade C. Cunha, Renata Daldin Leite, Lucas Gabriel Pereira da Silva, Vanessa Paes Cruz, Jorge Luiz S. Nunes, Matheus Marcos Rotundo, Paola Palacios-Barreto, Píndaro Diaz-Jaimes, Ana P. Barbosa Martins, M. Aaron Macneil, Chris G. Mull, José Augusto Pires Bitencourt, Luís Fernando Silva Rodrigues-Filho, Raquel Siccha-Ramirez, Jonathan Stuart Ready, Natascha Wosnick, Joao Bráullio de Luna Sales
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries  vol: 36  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s11160-026-10038-3

4. Zoogeography of marine Bryozoa around South Africa
MK Boonzaaier-Davids, WK Florence, MJ Gibbons
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 42  issue: 2  first page: 185  year: 2020  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2020.1765870

5. Evolutionary History and Taxonomic Reclassification of the Critically Endangered Daggernose Shark, a Species Endemic to the Western Atlantic
Luis Fernando da Silva Rodrigues-Filho, Paula da Costa Nogueira, Davidson Sodré, José Rafael da Silva Leal, Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes, Getulio Rincon, Rosangela Paula Teixeira Lessa, Iracilda Sampaio, Marcelo Vallinoto, Jonathan S. Ready, João Bráullio Luna Sales, Savel Daniels
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research  vol: 2023  first page: 1  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1155/2023/4798805

6. Comparative genetic structure in two high-dispersal prawn species from the south-west Indian Ocean
TK Mkare, JC Groeneveld, PR Teske, CA Matthee
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 39  issue: 4  first page: 467  year: 2017  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2017.1402089

7. The little shrimp that could: phylogeography of the circumtropical Stenopus hispidus (Crustacea: Decapoda), reveals divergent Atlantic and Pacific lineages
‘Ale‘alani Dudoit, Matthew Iacchei, Richard R. Coleman, Michelle R. Gaither, William E. Browne, Brian W. Bowen, Robert J. Toonen
PeerJ  vol: 6  first page: e4409  year: 2018  
doi: 10.7717/peerj.4409

8. Of Biogeography, Fishes and Kelp: Environmental DNA Metabarcoding the Great African Seaforest
Kira‐Lee Courtaillac, Jannes Landschoff, Sophie von der Heyden
Diversity and Distributions  vol: 31  issue: 6  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1111/ddi.70045

9. Revisiting ‘A monograph on the Polychaeta of southern Africa’: establishing taxonomic research priorities in southern Africa
CA Simon, J Kara, DT Clarke, S Sedick
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 44  issue: 1  first page: 83  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2022.2041094

10. Moving beyond traditional macrofaunal community structure studies in the Indian Ocean continental shelf: a research synthesis based on research weaving
Sanitha K. Sivadas, Amit Jagannath Patil
Environmental Science and Pollution Research  vol: 30  issue: 8  first page: 19536  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-25030-0

11. Eelgrass Zostera capensis populations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, harbour distinct genomic signals despite limited geographical distance
SE Smit, R Henriques, M Jackson, R Taylor, L Vivier, S von der Heyden
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 45  issue: 4  first page: 259  year: 2023  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2023.2263503

12. Enhancing the 12S rRNA reference library of South African chondrichthyans to aid in eDNA metabarcoding
Kristina Loosen, Sara Andreotti, Conrad A. Matthee
BMC Zoology  vol: 11  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s40850-026-00272-4

13. A Genomic Contribution to the Classification of the Blennioid Fishes of the Family Clinidae
Daniel B. Wright, Giacomo Bernardi
Ichthyology & Herpetology  vol: 112  issue: 4  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1643/i2023043

14. Comparative phylogeography in a marine biodiversity hotspot provides novel insights into evolutionary processes across the Atlantic‐Indian Ocean transition
Alicia Dalongeville, Erica S. Nielsen, Peter R. Teske, Sophie von der Heyden, Baocheng Guo
Diversity and Distributions  vol: 28  issue: 12  first page: 2622  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/ddi.13534

15. Spatio-temporal genetic variation of juvenile smooth hammerhead sharks in South Africa
Gibbs Kuguru, Enrico Gennari, Sabine Wintner, Matthew L. Dicken, Juliana D. Klein, Clint Rhode, Aletta E. Bester-van der Merwe
Marine Biology Research  vol: 15  issue: 10  first page: 568  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1080/17451000.2019.1695058

16. Deep phylogeographic structure may indicate cryptic species within the Sparid genus Spondyliosoma
Niall J. McKeown, Michael P. Gwilliam, Amy J.E. Healey, Ilze Skujina, Warren M. Potts, Warwick H.H. Sauer, Paul W. Shaw
Journal of Fish Biology  vol: 96  issue: 6  first page: 1434  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1111/jfb.14316

17. Invasion of rocky shores by a mytilid mussel reveals an abundant‐centre distribution coupled with moderate increases in densities at its absolute range limits
Kevin C. K. Ma, Andrea Pulfrich, P. William Froneman, Christopher D. McQuaid
Austral Ecology  vol: 48  issue: 1  first page: 197  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1111/aec.13260

18. Sea surface temperature, rather than land mass or geographic distance, may drive genetic differentiation in a species complex of highly dispersive seabirds
Lucas Torres, Eric Pante, Jacob González‐Solís, Amélia Viricel, Cécile Ribout, Francis Zino, Will MacKin, Carine Precheur, Julie Tourmetz, Licia Calabrese, Teresa Militão, Laura Zango, Hadoram Shirihai, Vincent Bretagnolle
Ecology and Evolution  vol: 11  issue: 21  first page: 14960  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1002/ece3.8180

19. First molecular phylogeny of the circumtropical bivalve family Pinnidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia): Evidence for high levels of cryptic species diversity
Sarah Lemer, Barbara Buge, Amanda Bemis, Gonzalo Giribet
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution  vol: 75  first page: 11  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.008

20. Genetic structure of bloodworm, Arenicola loveni (Annelida; Arenicolidae) suggests risk of local extinction in the face of overexploitation is lower than expected
CA Simon, J Kara, C Naidoo, CA Matthee
African Zoology  vol: 55  issue: 2  first page: 175  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/15627020.2020.1723440

21. Global genome-wide patterns of genetic diversity and population structure in Coryphaena hippurus
Píndaro Díaz Jaimes, Verónica Mendoza-Portillo, Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Erika Magallón-Gayón, Rocío Alejandra Chavez-Santoscoy, Jesús Hernández-Pérez, Adán Fernando Mar-Silva, Maried Ochoa-Zavala, Sofia Ortega-Garcia, Oscar Lao, Marco Arculeo
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution  vol: 224  first page: 108694  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108694

22. Conservation Implications of Strong Population Structure Despite Admixture in an Endangered African Seagrass
Charlotte A. Combrink, Romina Henriques, Megan J. Jackson, Sophie von der Heyden
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems  vol: 34  issue: 12  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1002/aqc.70012

23. Phylogeographic patterns and cryptic speciation across oceanographic barriers in South African intertidal fishes
S. von der HEYDEN, R. C. K. BOWIE, K. PROCHAZKA, P. BLOOMER, N. L. CRANE, G. BERNARDI
Journal of Evolutionary Biology  vol: 24  issue: 11  first page: 2505  year: 2011  
doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02382.x

24. Local and Regional Scale Genetic Variation in the Cape Dune Mole-Rat, Bathyergus suillus
Jacobus H. Visser, Nigel C. Bennett, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Alfred L. Roca
PLoS ONE  vol: 9  issue: 9  first page: e107226  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107226

25. Molecular insights into species recognition within southern Africa's endemicTricoliaradiation (Vetigastropoda: Phasianellidae)
Tshifhiwa C. Nangammbi, David G. Herbert, Peter R. Teske
Journal of Molluscan Studies  first page: eyv037  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyv037

26. Oceanic circulation, local upwelling and palaeoclimatic changes linked to the phylogeography of the Cape sea urchin Parechinus angulosus
CM Muller, S von der Heyden, RCK Bowie, CA Matthee
Marine Ecology Progress Series  vol: 468  first page: 203  year: 2012  
doi: 10.3354/meps09956

27. Molecular identification of polydorid polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae): is there a quick way to identify pest and alien species?
Lee-Gavin Williams, Stephen A Karl, Stanley Rice, Carol Simon
African Zoology  vol: 52  issue: 2  first page: 105  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1080/15627020.2017.1313131

28. Genetic structure and consequences of stock exploitation of Chrysoblephus puniceus, a commercially important sparid in the South West Indian Ocean
Murray Duncan, Nicola James, Sean T. Fennessy, Rui Jorge Mutombene, Monica Mwale
Fisheries Research  vol: 164  first page: 64  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2014.10.019

29. Predicting the Dispersal Potential of an Invasive Polychaete Pest along a Complex Coastal Biome
Andrew A. David, Conrad A. Matthee, Benjamin R. Loveday, Carol A. Simon
Integrative and Comparative Biology  vol: 56  issue: 4  first page: 600  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1093/icb/icw011

30. Molecular evidence of distinct evolutionary units in the sandhopper Talorchestia capensis (Amphipoda, Talitridae) along South African coasts
Simone Baldanzi, Gavin Gouws, Nigel P. Barker, Sara Fratini
Hydrobiologia  vol: 779  issue: 1  first page: 35  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1007/s10750-016-2797-4

31. Reappraisal of the hyperdiverse Platynereis dumerilii (Annelida: Nereididae) species complex in the Northern Atlantic, with the description of two new species
Marcos A. L. Teixeira, Joachim Langeneck, Pedro E. Vieira, José Carlos Hernández, Bruno R. Sampieri, Panagiotis Kasapidis, Serena Mucciolo, Torkild Bakken, Ascensão Ravara, Arne Nygren, Filipe O. Costa, Greg Rouse
Invertebrate Systematics  vol: 36  issue: 11  first page: 1017  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1071/IS21084

32. Phylogeography of direct-developing sea stars in the genus Leptasterias in relation to San Francisco Bay outflow in central California
Laura M. Melroy, Riley J. Smith, C. Sarah Cohen
Marine Biology  vol: 164  issue: 7  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1007/s00227-017-3184-z

33. Extending biodiversity conservation with functional and evolutionary diversity: a case study of South African sparid fishes
R Henriques, BQ Mann, ES Nielsen, C Hui, S von der Heyden
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 42  issue: 3  first page: 315  year: 2020  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2020.1798282

34. An Indian Ocean centre of origin revisited: Palaeogene and Neogene influences defining a biogeographic realm
David O. Obura
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 43  issue: 2  first page: 229  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.12656

35. A comparative evolutionary study reveals radically different scales of genetic structuring within two atyid shrimp species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae)
Louisa E Wood, Sammy de Grave, Savel R Daniels
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society  vol: 186  issue: 1  first page: 200  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly044

36. Novel insights into marine fish biodiversity across a pronounced environmental gradient using replicated environmental DNA analyses
Molly Victoria Czachur, Mathew Seymour, Simon Creer, Sophie von der Heyden
Environmental DNA  vol: 4  issue: 1  first page: 181  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1002/edn3.238

37. Phylogeographic patterns in cryptic Bostrychia tenella species (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) across the Thai-Malay Peninsula
Jakaphan Bulan, Sinchai Maneekat, Giuseppe C. Zuccarello, Narongrit Muangmai
Algae  vol: 37  issue: 2  first page: 123  year: 2022  
doi: 10.4490/algae.2022.37.6.4

38. Contrasting phylogeographic patterns of intertidal mites (Acari, Oribatida) along the South African shoreline
Tobias Pfingstl, Maximilian Wagner, Julia Baumann, Jan Andries Neethling, Iris Bardel-Kahr, Elizabeth A. Hugo-Coetzee
Organisms Diversity & Evolution  vol: 22  issue: 3  first page: 789  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1007/s13127-022-00557-9

39. An Estuary Ecosystem Classification that encompasses biogeography and a high diversity of types in support of protection and management
L van Niekerk, JB Adams, NC James, SJ Lamberth, CF MacKay, JK Turpie, A Rajkaran, SP Weerts, AK Whitfield
African Journal of Aquatic Science  vol: 45  issue: 1-2  first page: 199  year: 2020  
doi: 10.2989/16085914.2019.1685934

40. Genomic mechanisms of life history divergence shaped by demography and selection in the yellowtail kingfish species complex
Stephan Francois Jenkins, Clint Rhode
Marine Genomics  vol: 87  first page: 101265  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2026.101265

41. Cross-realm biodiversity profile of the South African coastal zone
LR Harris, JB Adams, A Dayaram, LV Dunga, N Job, SP Kirkman, SJ Lamberth, MC Pfaff, JL Raw, GM Rishworth, A Robbins, KJ Sink, AL Skowno, H van Deventer, L van Niekerk
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 47  issue: 1  first page: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2025.2463342

42. Breaking barriers: Transoceanic movement by a bull shark
Ryan Daly, Taryn S. Murray, Michael J. Roberts, David S. Schoeman, Nicolas Lubitz, Adam Barnett, Riaan Cedras, Dunsin A. Bolaji, Grant M. Brokensha, Pamela M. Le Noury, Fabien Forget, Stephanie K. Venables
Ecology  vol: 106  issue: 5  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1002/ecy.70096

43. Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins
Tongtong GU, Jingyang HU, Li YU
Integrative Zoology  vol: 19  issue: 3  first page: 426  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12796

44. Metabarcoding reveals high‐resolution biogeographical and metaphylogeographical patterns through marine barriers
Adrià Antich, Creu Palacín, Jesús Zarcero, Owen Simon Wangensteen, Xavier Turon
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 50  issue: 3  first page: 515  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.14548

45. High population connectivity and Pleistocene range expansion in the direct-developing plough shellBullia rhodostomaalong the South African coast
T Muteveri, CA Matthee, RCK Bowie, S von der Heyden
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 37  issue: 1  first page: 21  year: 2015  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2015.1010577

46. Passive dispersal against an ocean current
PR Teske, S Bader, T Rao Golla
Marine Ecology Progress Series  vol: 539  first page: 153  year: 2015  
doi: 10.3354/meps11516

47. New insights into the evolutionary history of white sharks,Carcharodon carcharias
Sara Andreotti, Sophie von der Heyden, Romina Henriques, Michael Rutzen, Michael Meÿer, Herman Oosthuizen, Conrad A. Matthee
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 43  issue: 2  first page: 328  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.12641

48. Residency, site affinity and coastal movements of the southern African endemic spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus
E Cottrant, JH Morrison, C Elston, TS Murray, NJ Drobniewska, LG Underhill, N Hammerschlag, PS Albano, ME McCord, PD Cowley, C Fallows, TG Paulet
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 48  issue: 1  first page: 115  year: 2026  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2025.2605156

49. Genetic diversity and population connectivity of the sea urchinTripneustes gratillaalong the South African coast
M Brink, R Dale Kuys, C Rhode, BM Macey, KW Christison, R Roodt-Wilding
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 40  issue: 2  first page: 149  year: 2018  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2018.1468819

50. Global phylogeography of the smooth hammerhead shark: Glacial refugia and historical migration patterns
Bruno Lopes da Silva Ferrette, Rui Coelho, Victor Marten Peddemors, Jennifer R. Ovenden, Bruno Alexandre De Franco, Claudio Oliveira, Fausto Foresti, Fernando Fernandes Mendonça
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems  vol: 31  issue: 9  first page: 2348  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1002/aqc.3629

51. Habitat Discontinuities Separate Genetically Divergent Populations of a Rocky Shore Marine Fish
Enrique Blanco Gonzalez, Halvor Knutsen, Per Erik Jorde, Tzen-Yuh Chiang
PLOS ONE  vol: 11  issue: 10  first page: e0163052  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163052

52. Reflections of an Editor-in-Chief: 2008–2012
Michael I. Cherry
South African Journal of Science  vol: 120  issue: Celebrating 120 years  year: 2024  
doi: 10.17159/sajs.2024/20109

53. Population genetic instability and the phylogeography of the mussel Austromytilus rostratus (Dunker, 1857) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)
D. J. Colgan
Marine Biodiversity  vol: 49  issue: 2  first page: 887  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1007/s12526-018-0872-y

54. Multilocus Comparative Phylogeography of Two Aristeid Shrimps of High Commercial Interest (Aristeus antennatus and Aristaeomorpha foliacea) Reveals Different Responses to Past Environmental Changes
Maria Victoria Fernández, Sandra Heras, Jordi Viñas, Ferruccio Maltagliati, Maria Inés Roldán, Richard Cordaux
PLoS ONE  vol: 8  issue: 3  first page: e59033  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059033

55. Unravelling population structure of black musselcrackerCymatoceps nasutus: evidence for multiple populations in South African coastal waters
TS Murray, G Gouws, M Mwale, BQ Mann, PD Cowley
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 36  issue: 4  first page: 493  year: 2014  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2014.983970

56. Low temperature trumps high food availability to determine the distribution of intertidal mussels Perna perna in South Africa
M Tagliarolo, V Montalto, G Sarà, JA Lathlean, CD McQuaid
Marine Ecology Progress Series  vol: 558  first page: 51  year: 2016  
doi: 10.3354/meps11876

57. Phylogeography of the pelagic fishSeriola lalandiat different scales: confirmation of inter-ocean population structure and evaluation of southern African genetic diversity
BL Swart, AE Bester-van der Merwe, SE Kerwath, R Roodt-Wilding
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 38  issue: 4  first page: 513  year: 2016  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2016.1238410

58. Genetic population sub-structuring of kingklip (Genypterus capensis – Ophidiidiae), a commercially exploited demersal fish off South Africa
Romina Henriques, Erica S. Nielsen, Deon Durholtz, David Japp, Sophie von der Heyden
Fisheries Research  vol: 187  first page: 86  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2016.11.007

59. Biogeographic drivers of distribution and abundance in an alien ecosystem engineer: Transboundary range expansion, barriers to spread, and spatial structure
Kevin C. K. Ma, Molline N. C. Gusha, Gerardo I. Zardi, Katy R. Nicastro, Jonathan R. Monsinjon, Christopher D. McQuaid
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 48  issue: 8  first page: 1941  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.14124

60. An African Royal Flush: five crowned nudibranch species (Nudibranchia: Polyceridae) recovered from temperate southern Africa using integrative taxonomy
Jessica A. Toms, Marta Pola, Sophie von der Heyden, Terrence M. Gosliner
Organisms Diversity & Evolution  vol: 26  issue: 1-2  first page: 67  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s13127-025-00694-x

61. Discovery of populations endemic to a marine biogeographical transition zone
Tirupathi Rao Golla, Leishe Pieterse, Candice M. Jooste, Peter R. Teske
Diversity and Distributions  vol: 26  issue: 12  first page: 1825  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1111/ddi.13162

62. Ocean currents shape the genetic structure of a kelp in southwestern Africa
Jorge Assis, João Neiva, John J. Bolton, Mark D. Rothman, Licínia Gouveia, Cristina Paulino, Hasliza Mohdnasir, Robert J. Anderson, Maggie M. Reddy, Lineekela Kandjengo, Anja Kreiner, Gareth A. Pearson, Ester A. Serrão
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 49  issue: 5  first page: 822  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.14338

63. Ecological divergence and speciation in common bottlenose dolphins in the western South Atlantic
Ana P. B. Costa, Pedro F. Fruet, Eduardo R. Secchi, Fábio G. Daura‐Jorge, Paulo C. Simões‐Lopes, Juliana C. Di Tullio, Patricia E. Rosel
Journal of Evolutionary Biology  vol: 34  issue: 1  first page: 16  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1111/jeb.13575

64. Speciation in the dark: diversification and biogeography of the deep‐sea gastropod genusScaphanderin the Atlantic Ocean
Mari H. Eilertsen, Manuel António E. Malaquias, Alistair Crame
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 42  issue: 5  first page: 843  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.12471

65. Little-known and phylogenetically obscure South African estuarine microgastropods (Mollusca: Truncatelloidea) as living animals
R.S.K. Barnes
Journal of Natural History  vol: 52  issue: 1-2  first page: 87  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1408867

66. Assessment of the Biogeography and Molecular Phylogenetics of Sea Cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in South Africa
Jessica S. Victorino, Syd Ramdhani, Angus H. H. MacDonald, Ahmed S. Thandar
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 53  issue: 6  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.70283

67. Mitonuclear discordance in genetic structure across the Atlantic/Indian Ocean biogeographical transition zone
Peter R. Teske, Isabelle Papadopoulos, Nigel P. Barker, Christopher D. McQuaid, Luciano B. Beheregaray, Alistair Crame
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 41  issue: 2  first page: 392  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.12201

68. Confirmation of the southern African distribution of the marine spongeHymeniacidon perlevis(Montagu, 1814) in the context of its global dispersal
Toufiek Samaai, Thomas L. Turner, Jyothi Kara, Dawit Yemane, Benedicta Biligwe Ngwakum, Robyn P. Payne, Sven Kerwath
PeerJ  vol: 10  first page: e14388  year: 2022  
doi: 10.7717/peerj.14388

69. Historical demography of southern African patellid limpets: congruence of population expansions, but not phylogeography
KL Mmonwa, PR Teske, CD McQuaid, NP Barker
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 37  issue: 1  first page: 11  year: 2015  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2015.1009165

70. Coastal dunefields maintain pre‐Holocene genetic structure in a rocky shore red alga
Kolobe Lucas Mmonwa, Nigel Paul Barker, Christopher David McQuaid, Peter Rodja Teske, M. Coleman
Journal of Phycology  vol: 57  issue: 5  first page: 1542  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1111/jpy.13182

71. Differential gene flow patterns for two commercially exploited shark species, tope (Galeorhinus galeus) and common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) along the south–west coast of South Africa
Daphne N. Bitalo, Simo N. Maduna, Charlene da Silva, Rouvay Roodt-Wilding, Aletta E. Bester-van der Merwe
Fisheries Research  vol: 172  first page: 190  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2015.07.003

72. Species identification and comparative population genetics of four coastal houndsharks based on novel NGS‐mined microsatellites
Simo N. Maduna, Charné Rossouw, Charlene da Silva, Michelle Soekoe, Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe
Ecology and Evolution  vol: 7  issue: 5  first page: 1462  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1002/ece3.2770

73. Intertidal estimates of sea urchin abundance reveal congruence in spatial structure for a guild of consumers
Kevin C. K. Ma, Suzanne Redelinghuys, Molline N. C. Gusha, Siphelele B. Dyantyi, Christopher D. McQuaid, Francesca Porri
Ecology and Evolution  vol: 11  issue: 17  first page: 11930  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1002/ece3.7958

74. Nest site choice by the intertidal spider Desis formidabilis (Araneae: Desidae) and nest utilisation by its hymenopteran egg parasitoid
Candice A. Owen, Simon van Noort, Stephen G. Compton, Julie A. Coetzee
Ecological Entomology  vol: 44  issue: 1  first page: 62  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1111/een.12675

75. Genetic erosion in the snailLittoraria subvittata(Reid, 1986) due to mangrove deforestation
Alex Nehemia, Filip Huyghe, Marc Kochzius
Journal of Molluscan Studies  vol: 83  issue: 1  first page: 1  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyw040

76. Predicting Shifts in the Geographical Distribution of Two Estuarine Plant Species from the Subtropical and Temperate Regions of South Africa
Dimitri Allastair Veldkornet, Anusha Rajkaran
Wetlands  vol: 39  issue: 6  first page: 1179  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1007/s13157-019-01218-y

77. Marine and estuarine phylogeography of the coasts of south-eastern Australia
D. J. Colgan
Marine and Freshwater Research  vol: 67  issue: 11  first page: 1597  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1071/MF15106

78. Genetic and Biophysical Models Help Define Marine Conservation Focus Areas
Lisa E. A. Mertens, Eric A. Treml, Sophie von der Heyden
Frontiers in Marine Science  vol: 5  year: 2018  
doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00268

79. Seascape genetic study on Laminaria digitata underscores the critical role of sampling schemes
L Fouqueau, L Reynes, F Tempera, T Bajjouk, A Blanfuné, C Chevalier, M Laurans, S Mauger, M Sourisseau, J Assis, L Lévêque, M Valero
Marine Ecology Progress Series  vol: 740  first page: 23  year: 2024  
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80. Putting the ‘Indo’ back into the Indo-Pacific: resolving marine phylogeographic gaps
N. G. Wilson, L. A. Kirkendale
Invertebrate Systematics  vol: 30  issue: 1  first page: 86  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1071/IS15032

81. Disentangling species of the genus Limacia O.F. Müller, 1781, from southern Africa and Europe using integrative taxonomical methods, with the description of four new species
Jessica A. Toms, Marta Pola, Sophie von der Heyden, Terrence M. Gosliner
Marine Biodiversity  vol: 51  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1007/s12526-020-01125-0

82. The blue diatom Haslea ostrearia from the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa, with comparative analysis of Haslea organellar genomes
Przemysław Dąbek, Romain Gastineau, Thomas G. Bornman, Claude Lemieux, Monique Turmel, Gustaaf Hallegraeff, Jean-Luc Mouget, Andrzej Witkowski
Frontiers in Marine Science  vol: 9  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.950716

83. Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of the Bostrychia intricata species complex (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) along the coast of southeastern Australia
Narongrit Muangmai, Maren Preuss, John A. West, Giuseppe C. Zuccarello
Phycologia  vol: 61  issue: 1  first page: 27  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1080/00318884.2021.1994768

84. Management and conservation implications of cryptic population substructure for two commercially exploited fishes (Merluccius spp.) in southern Africa
Sarah Forde, Sophie von der Heyden, Alan Le Moan, Erica S. Nielsen, Deon Durholtz, Paulus Kainge, Johannes N. Kathena, Marek R. Lipinski, Hilkka O. N. Ndjaula, Conrad A. Matthee, Romina Henriques
Molecular Ecology Resources  vol: 25  issue: 5  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13820

85. Evidence of hybridisation within the genusChrysoblephusand conserved nuclear sequences of South African sparids (Teleostei: Sparidae)
S von der Heyden, A Connell
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 34  issue: 4  first page: 505  year: 2012  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2012.733142

86. Post-2000 greening of Kalahari Desert and southern African grasslands reduces food and economic insecurity in Africa
Debashis Nath, Reshmita Nath, Wen Chen, Wenju Cai, Zizhen Dong, Ruowen Yang
Environmental Research Letters  vol: 20  issue: 9  first page: 094012  year: 2025  
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87. Genetic stock structure of white steenbrasLithognathus lithognathus(Cuvier, 1829), an overexploited fishery species in South African waters
RH Bennett, K Reid, G Gouws, P Bloomer, PD Cowley
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 39  issue: 1  first page: 27  year: 2017  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2017.1303398

88. Assessing multiple mating and reproductive skew in three species of clinid fishes (Blenniiformes: Clinidae: Clinini), in reference to multiple mating in viviparous teleosts
MJ Scheepers, G Gouws
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 41  issue: 2  first page: 145  year: 2019  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2019.1604429

89. Genetic isolation by distance reveals restricted dispersal across a range of life histories: implications for biodiversity conservation planning across highly variable marine environments
Daniel Wright, Jacqueline M. Bishop, Conrad A. Matthee, Sophie von der Heyden, Chris Burridge
Diversity and Distributions  vol: 21  issue: 6  first page: 698  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1111/ddi.12302

90. The effect of temperature on larval development of two non-indigenous poecilogonous polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae) with implications for life history theory, establishment and range expansion
Andrew A. David, Carol A. Simon
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology  vol: 461  first page: 20  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.07.012

91. Possible synonymies ofZoanthus(Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) species on the east coast of South Africa with Pacific congeners
Michelle M. Risi, Angus H. H. Macdonald
Systematics and Biodiversity  vol: 13  issue: 1  first page: 93  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1080/14772000.2014.968233

92. Genetic Structure and Demographic History of Yellow Grouper (Epinephelus awoara) from the Coast of Southeastern Mainland China, Inferred by Mitochondrial, Nuclear and Microsatellite DNA Markers
Kuan Yang, Hungdu Lin, Ruiqi Liu, Shaoxiong Ding
Diversity  vol: 14  issue: 6  first page: 439  year: 2022  
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93. Genetic analyses of overfished silver kob Argyrosomus inodorus (Scieanidae) stocks along the southern African coast
Luca Mirimin, Sven Kerwath, Brett Macey, Stephen J. Lamberth, Paul D. Cowley, Aletta Bester-van der Merwe, Paulette Bloomer, Rouvay Roodt-Wilding
Fisheries Research  vol: 176  first page: 100  year: 2016  
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94. Identification of a uniquely southern African clade of coastal pipefishes Syngnathus spp
M. Mwale, H. Kaiser, N. P. Barker, A. B. Wilson, P. R. Teske
Journal of Fish Biology  vol: 82  issue: 6  first page: 2045  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1111/jfb.12130

95. Genome-wide SNPs in the spiny lobster Panulirus homarus reveal a hybrid origin for its subspecies
Ahmad Farhadi, Andrew G. Jeffs, Shane D. Lavery
BMC Genomics  vol: 23  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1186/s12864-022-08984-w

96. Global genetic diversity and historical demography of the Bull Shark
Bautisse D. Postaire, Floriaan Devloo‐Delva, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler, Patricia Charvet, Xiao Chen, Geremy Cliff, Ryan Daly, J. Marcus Drymon, Mario Espinoza, Daniel Fernando, Kerstin Glaus, Michael I. Grant, Sebastian Hernandez, Susumu Hyodo, Rima W. Jabado, Sébastien Jaquemet, Grant Johnson, Gavin J. P. Naylor, John E. G. Nevill, Buddhi M. Pathirana, Richard D. Pillans, Amy F. Smoothey, Katsunori Tachihara, Bree J. Tillet, Jorge A. Valerio‐Vargas, Pierre Lesturgie, Hélène Magalon, Pierre Feutry, Stefano Mona
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 51  issue: 4  first page: 632  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.14774

97. Complex signatures of genomic variation of two non-model marine species in a homogeneous environment
Erica S. Nielsen, Romina Henriques, Robert J. Toonen, Ingrid S. S. Knapp, Baocheng Guo, Sophie von der Heyden
BMC Genomics  vol: 19  issue: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-4721-y

98. Congruence between fine-scale genetic breaks and dispersal potential in an estuarine seaweed across multiple transition zones
Katy R Nicastro, Jorge Assis, Ester A Serrão, Gareth A Pearson, João Neiva, Myriam Valero, Rita Jacinto, Gerardo I Zardi, David Kaplan
ICES Journal of Marine Science  vol: 77  issue: 1  first page: 371  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsz179

99. Supporting Fisheries Management With Genomic Tools: A Case Study of Kingklip (Genypterus capensis) Off Southern Africa
Melissa J. Schulze, Sophie von der Heyden, David Japp, Larvika Singh, Deon Durholtz, Veronica K. Kapula, Hilkka O. N. Ndjaula, Romina Henriques
Frontiers in Marine Science  vol: 7  year: 2020  
doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.557146

100. An overview of Australia's temperate marine phylogeography, with new evidence from high‐dispersal gastropods
Peter R. Teske, Jonathan Sandoval‐Castillo, Jonathan Waters, Luciano B. Beheregaray
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 44  issue: 1  first page: 217  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.12783

101. Population genetics of the deep-sea bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus , revealing spatial genetic heterogeneity
Noel Vella, Adriana Vella
Marine Genomics  vol: 36  first page: 25  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2017.05.012

102. The molecular biogeography of the Indo‐Pacific: Testing hypotheses with multispecies genetic patterns
Eric D. Crandall, Cynthia Riginos, Chris E. Bird, Libby Liggins, Eric Treml, Maria Beger, Paul H. Barber, Sean R. Connolly, Peter F. Cowman, Joseph D. DiBattista, Jeff A. Eble, Sharon F. Magnuson, John B. Horne, Marc Kochzius, Harilaos A. Lessios, Shang Yin Vanson Liu, William B. Ludt, Hawis Madduppa, John M. Pandolfi, Robert J. Toonen, Michelle R. Gaither, Michael Borregaard
Global Ecology and Biogeography  vol: 28  issue: 7  first page: 943  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1111/geb.12905

103. Integrative systematics of the taxonomically complex gobiid genus Glossogobius Gill, 1859 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the south-western Indian Ocean, with a description of a new species
Fatah Zarei, Yonela Sithole, Ulrich Schliewen, Roger Bills, Albert Chakona
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society  vol: 203  issue: 4  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf023

104. How many daddies: microsatellite genotyping reveals polyandry in a live‐bearing clinid fish Muraenoclinus dorsalis
M. J. Schulze, R. Henriques, K. A. Feldheim, R. C. K. Bowie, S. von der Heyden
Journal of Fish Biology  vol: 92  issue: 5  first page: 1435  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1111/jfb.13598

105. When two oceans meet: regional population genetics of an exploited coastal shark, Mustelus mustelus
SN Maduna, C da Silva, SP Wintner, R Roodt-Wilding, AE Bester-van der Merwe
Marine Ecology Progress Series  vol: 544  first page: 183  year: 2016  
doi: 10.3354/meps11596

106. Phylogeography, Population Structure, and Species Delimitation in Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocomeandEudyptes moseleyi)
Herman L Mays, David A Oehler, Kyle W Morrison, Ariadna E Morales, Alyssa Lycans, Justin Perdue, Phil F Battley, Yves Cherel, B Louise Chilvers, Sarah Crofts, Laurent Demongin, W Roger Fry, Jo Hiscock, Alejandro Kusch, Manuel Marin, Maud Poisbleau, Petra Quillfeldt, Andrea Raya Rey, Antje Steinfurth, David R Thompson, Leonard A Weakley, Jennifer Jackson
Journal of Heredity  vol: 110  issue: 7  first page: 801  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1093/jhered/esz051

107. A phylogeographic break in a South African coastal saltmarsh macrophyte, Juncus kraussii
A.J. Potts, D.A. Veldkornet, J.B. Adams
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 107  first page: 80  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.08.006

108. The role of cryptic dispersal in shaping connectivity patterns of marine populations in a changing world
Andrew A. David, Benjamin R. Loveday
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom  vol: 98  issue: 4  first page: 647  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1017/S0025315417000236

109. Revision of the Parasesarma guttatum species complex reveals a new pseudocryptic species in south-east African mangroves
Sara Fratini, Stefano Cannicci, Francesca Porri, Gianna Innocenti
Invertebrate Systematics  vol: 33  issue: 1  first page: 208  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1071/IS18028

110. Contrasting signals of genetic diversity and historical demography between two recently diverged marine and estuarine fish species
S von der Heyden, JA Toms, PR Teske, SJ Lamberth, W Holleman
Marine Ecology Progress Series  vol: 526  first page: 157  year: 2015  
doi: 10.3354/meps11191

111. Barriers in a sea of elasmobranchs: Fromfishingfor populations to testing hypotheses in population genetics
Maximilian Hirschfeld, Christine Dudgeon, Marcus Sheaves, Adam Barnett
Global Ecology and Biogeography  vol: 30  issue: 11  first page: 2147  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1111/geb.13379

112. Phylogeography of Mytilisepta virgata (Mytilidae: Bivalvia) in the northwestern Pacific: Cryptic mitochondrial lineages and mito-nuclear discordance
Yucheol Lee, Gang Ni, Jinkyung Shin, Taeho Kim, Elizabeth M.A. Kern, Yuseob Kim, Seung-Chul Kim, Benny Chan, Ryutaro Goto, Tomoyuki Nakano, Joong-Ki Park
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution  vol: 157  first page: 107037  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107037

113. Corridors and barriers to marine connectivity around southern Africa
C Lett, BS Malauene, TB Hoareau, DM Kaplan, F Porri
Marine Ecology Progress Series  vol: 731  first page: 105  year: 2024  
doi: 10.3354/meps14312

114. Molecular analyses confirm genetically distinct populations of two indigenous estuarine fish species in an isolated coastal lake: implications for the management of introduced ichthyofauna
Nikki Phair, Jaco Barendse, M. Kyle S. Smith, Sophie von der Heyden
Conservation Genetics  vol: 16  issue: 4  first page: 801  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1007/s10592-015-0701-9

115. High-latitude connectivity of the scleractinian coralAcropora tenuisin the south-western Indian Ocean, identified using nuclear intron and mitochondrial sequence data
B Chiazzari, A Macdonald, M Schleyer
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 35  issue: 2  first page: 233  year: 2013  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2013.795915

116. Phylogeography of the scalloped spiny-lobster Panulirus homarus rubellus in the southwest Indian Ocean
Angus H. H. Macdonald, Maggie M. Reddy, Johan C. Groeneveld, Michael H. Schleyer
Journal of Crustacean Biology  vol: 34  issue: 6  first page: 773  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1163/1937240X-00002284

117. Unexpected mismatches in population structure among marine mussel life‐history stages reveal the true scales of planktonic larval dispersal
Jody‐Carynn Oliver, Francesca Porri, Arsalan Emami‐Khoyi, Peter R. Teske
Limnology and Oceanography Letters  vol: 9  issue: 6  first page: 806  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1002/lol2.10439

118. Larval development reflects biogeography in two formerly synonymised southern African coastal crabs
I Papadopoulos, PR Teske
African Journal of Aquatic Science  vol: 39  issue: 3  first page: 347  year: 2014  
doi: 10.2989/16085914.2014.938600

119. Human-mediated drivers of change — impacts on coastal ecosystems and marine biota of South Africa
A Mead, C L Griffiths, G M Branch, C D McQuaid, L K Blamey, J J Bolton, R J Anderson, F Dufois, M Rouault, P W Froneman, A K Whitfield, L R Harris, R Nel, D Pillay, J B Adams
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 35  issue: 3  first page: 403  year: 2013  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2013.830147

120. Resolving the taxonomic identities and genetic structure of two cryptic Platynereis Kinberg species from South Africa
Jyothi Kara, Cinthya S. G. Santos, Angus H. H. Macdonald, Carol A. Simon
Invertebrate Systematics  vol: 34  issue: 6  first page: 618  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1071/IS19072

121. The echiuran fauna of southern Africa (Class: Echiura, Phylum: Annelida)
Ramlall Biseswar
African Zoology  vol: 54  issue: 2  first page: 73  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1080/15627020.2019.1600429

122. Genomic divergence and differential gene expression between crustacean ecotypes across a marine thermal gradient
Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Ingrid S. Knapp, Daniela M. Monsanto, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Robert J. Toonen, Peter R. Teske
Marine Genomics  vol: 58  first page: 100847  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2021.100847

123. Significant population genetic structuring of the holoplanktic scyphozoan Pelagia noctiluca in the Atlantic Ocean
BJ Miller, S von der Heyden, MJ Gibbons
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 34  issue: 3  first page: 425  year: 2012  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2012.726646

124. Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas
SP Kirkman, BQ Mann, KJ Sink, R Adams, T-C Livingstone, JB Mann-Lang, MC Pfaff, T Samaai, MG van der Bank, L Williams, GM Branch
African Journal of Marine Science  vol: 43  issue: 3  first page: 389  year: 2021  
doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2021.1962975

125. Comparative phylogeography of the ocean planet
Brian W. Bowen, Michelle R. Gaither, Joseph D. DiBattista, Matthew Iacchei, Kimberly R. Andrews, W. Stewart Grant, Robert J. Toonen, John C. Briggs
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  vol: 113  issue: 29  first page: 7962  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1602404113

126. Phylogeographic patterning among two codistributed shrimp species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) reveals high levels of connectivity across biogeographic regions along the South African coast
Louisa E. Wood, Sammy De Grave, Savel R. Daniels, Tzen-Yuh Chiang
PLOS ONE  vol: 12  issue: 3  first page: e0173356  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173356

127. Brazilian marine phylogeography: A literature synthesis and analysis of barriers
Nuno T. Martins, Leonardo B. Macagnan, Valéria Cassano, Carlos Frederico D. Gurgel
Molecular Ecology  vol: 31  issue: 21  first page: 5423  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/mec.16684

128. Every beach an island—deep population divergence and possible loss of genetic diversity in Tylos granulatus, a sandy shore isopod
NA Mbongwa, C Hui, A Pulfrich, S von der Heyden
Marine Ecology Progress Series  vol: 614  first page: 111  year: 2019  
doi: 10.3354/meps12882

129. Site fidelity and shallow genetic structure in the common smooth‐hound shark Mustelus mustelus confirmed by tag‐recapture and genetic data
Juliana D. Klein, Tamaryn A. Asbury, Charlene da Silva, Kelvin L. Hull, Matthew L. Dicken, Enrico Gennari, Simo N. Maduna, Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe
Journal of Fish Biology  vol: 100  issue: 1  first page: 134  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/jfb.14926

130. Molecular genetic, life‐history and morphological variation in a coastal warm‐temperate sciaenid fish: evidence for an upwelling‐driven speciation event
Romina Henriques, Warren M. Potts, Warwick H. Sauer, Carmen V. Santos, Jerraleigh Kruger, Jessica A. Thomas, Paul W. Shaw
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 43  issue: 9  first page: 1820  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.12829

131. No divergent evolution, despite restricted connectivity, between Atlantic and Indian Ocean goby populations
Eduard Drost, Tirupathi Rao Golla, Sophie von der Heyden, Peter R. Teske
Marine Biodiversity  vol: 46  issue: 2  first page: 465  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1007/s12526-015-0389-6