Thomas J. Hilbish

TL;DR: It is shown that larval dispersal typically occurs over distances of ∼30 km but in some cases was at least 64 km, and physical circulation models and genetic measures of larval transport can be coupled to assess the geographic scale of larv dispersal in marine environments.

TL;DR: The reproductive condition of seven latitudinally separated populations of the mussel Myti!us edu!is on the east coast of the United States was determined using histological analysis and stereology, with observed differences in the gametogenic cycle attributed to temporal and quantitative differences between habitats in the energy content of the Mussel's food supply.

TL;DR: Data indicate that southern hemisphere mussels arose from a migration event from the northern hemisphere during the Pleistocene via an Atlantic route, suggesting a second, more recent migration to the southern hemisphere.

TL;DR: Metapopulation models of future distribution indicate that a regime shift will occur in northern Europe as southern species like Diopatra are able to invade the English Channel and from there enter the North Sea, and confirm the view that biogeographic change is punctuated by population responses to extreme events.

TL;DR: Two novel markers based on the polymerase chain reaction that discriminate the two non-native, or alien, mussel species from the native species are described.