Catch, bycatch and discards of the Galapagos Marine Reserve small-scale handline fishery [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Fisheries bycatch is a significant marine conservation issue as valuable fish are wasted and protected species harmed with potential negative ecological and socio-economic consequences.
Johanna S. Zimmerhackel +4 more
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Largest global shark biomass found in the northern Galápagos Islands of Darwin and Wolf [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Overfishing has dramatically depleted sharks and other large predatory fishes worldwide except for a few remote and/or well-protected areas. The islands of Darwin and Wolf in the far north of the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) are known for their large ...
Pelayo Salinas de León +5 more
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Historical isolation of the Galápagos carpenter bee (Xylocopa darwini) despite strong flight capability and ecological amplitude. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Colonization across the Galápagos Islands by the carpenter bee (Xylocopa darwini) was reconstructed based on distribution of mitochondrial haplotypes (cytochrome oxidase II (COII) sequences) and haplotype lineages.
Pablo Vargas +4 more
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The effects of climate change on wildlife biodiversity of the galapagos islands
Climate Change Ecology, 2021 The Galapagos Islands are one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world. The convergence of four ocean currents and the isolation of these islands create a variety of ecosystems that host unique biodiversity.
Alejandra Dueñas +2 more
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Molecular evidence for an old world origin of Galapagos and Caribbean band-winged grasshoppers (Acrididae: Oedipodinae: Sphingonotus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Patterns of colonization and diversification on islands provide valuable insights into evolutionary processes. Due to their unique geographic position and well known history, the Galapagos Islands are an important model system for evolutionary studies ...
Martin Husemann +5 more
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Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869), Golden Snapper, range extension to the Galapagos Islands [PDF]
Check List, 2021 The well-cataloged marine fish fauna of the Galapagos Islands includes eight of the 12 species of snappers (Lutjanidae) found in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. A recent recreational scuba dive in the Galapagos produced photographs of an additional snapper
D. Ross Robertson +2 more
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Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises
Scientific Reports, 2021 We present 10 nearly complete mitochondrial genomes of the extinct tortoise Chelonoidis alburyorum from the Bahamas. While our samples represent morphologically distinct populations from six islands, their genetic divergences were shallow and resembled ...
Christian Kehlmaier +5 more
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Evolutionary History of the Galápagos Rail Revealed by Ancient Mitogenomes and Modern Samples
Diversity, 2020 The biotas of the Galápagos Islands are one of the best studied island systems and have provided a broad model for insular species’ origins and evolution.
Jaime A. Chaves +6 more
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ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2020 Native, endemic, and introduced vascular plants from the Galápagos Islands were processed for phytolith extraction. Modern plant specimens of 43 species were collected in the field considering the possible uses of these plant species during the first ...
Fernando Javier Astudillo
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Health status and morphometrics of Galápagos magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens magnificens) determined by hematology, biochemistry, blood gas, and physical examination [PDF]
PeerJThe magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens; MFB) is a widely distributed seabird. It has breeding areas in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean (extending along Central America up to Baja California) (Schreiber & Burger, 2001).
Kimberly E. Guzmán +8 more
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