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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Genetic Evidence of Multiple and Diverse Range Expansion Events From an Outbreak of the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar,

Matt J Nimbs, Maria Byrne, Steven J Dalton, David Maguire, Hamish A Malcolm, Nicole Strehling, Brigitte Sommer, Melinda A Coleman

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Matt J NimbsFisheries Research, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour New South Wales Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-5727
Maria ByrneSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Steven J DaltonFisheries Management, Fisheries and Forestry NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Coffs Harbour New South Wales Australia.
David MaguireMarine Operations, Aboriginal Fishing and Marine Conservation NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development New South Wales Australia.
Hamish A MalcolmFisheries Management, Fisheries and Forestry NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Coffs Harbour New South Wales Australia.
Nicole StrehlingMarine Operations, Aboriginal Fishing and Marine Conservation NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development New South Wales Australia.
Brigitte SommerSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Melinda A ColemanFisheries Research, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour New South Wales Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-633X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the dynamics of range expanding species, particularly those that have effects on recipient reefs, is vital to inform management and conservation strategies. A rare outbreak of the tropical Crown of Thorns seastar (

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eastern Australiamarine range expansionmitochondrial genetic connectivitytropicalisation

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PMID41446375
PMCPMC12723197

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