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Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen & Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Ecology and Biodiversity; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie, more

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Dupont, D.W.E.; Patel, T.; Kochzius, M.; Schön, I. (2024). Evidence for a single population expansion event across 24,000 km: the case of the deep-sea scavenging amphipod Abyssorchomene distinctus. Hydrobiologia 851: 2309-2327. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05447-5, more Uhlmann, S.S.; Paoletti, S.; Ampe, B.; Theodoridis, K.; Kochzius, K.; Koeck, B. (2024). The role of temperature in vitality and survival assessments of beam-trawled and discarded European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). Conservation Physiology 12(1): coae036. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coae036, more Delhaye, L.J.; Elskens, M.; Ricaurte-Villota, C.; Cerpa, L.; Kochzius, M. (2023). Baseline concentrations, spatial distribution and origin of trace elements in marine surface sediments of the northern Antarctic Peninsula. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 187: 114501. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114501, more Rumisha, C.; Kochzius, M. (2023). Genetic evidence for a single stock of giant tiger prawns Penaeus monodon in demarcated prawn fishing zones of Tanzania. Fish. Manage. Ecol. 30(1): 36-43. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fme.12598, more Waheed, Z.; Bos, A.R.; Kochzius, M.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2023). Genetic population structure of the blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) and the boring giant clam (Tridacna crocea) across Malaysia. Hydrobiologia 850(1): 81-95. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05044-y, more De Weerdt, J.; Calambokidis, J.; Pouplard, E.; Pouey-Santalou, V.; Patulny, C.; Vanschoenwinkel, B.; Kochzius, M.; Clapham, P. (2022). Abundance, distribution and behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, Central America. Mar. Freshw. Res. 73(8): 1041-1055. https://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF21326, more Ducret, H.; Timm, J.; Rodríguez-Moreno, M.; Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2022). Strong genetic structure and limited connectivity among populations of Clark's Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in the centre of marine biodiversity. Coral Reefs 41: 599-609. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02205-8, more Salabao, L.; Plevoets, T.; Frédérich, B.; Lepoint, G.; Kochzius, M.; Schön, I. (2022). Describing novel mitochondrial genomes of Antarctic amphipods. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 7(5): 810-818. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2022.2073837, more van der Ven, R.M.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2022). Large-scale biogeographic patterns are reflected in the genetic structure of a broadcast spawning stony coral. Coral Reefs 41: 611-624. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02220-3, more Velkeneers, X.; Dissanayake, P.A.K.N.; Huyghe, F.; Nehemia, A.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2022). DNA barcoding validates new sightings of Tridacna elongatissima in Tanzania and Mozambique (Western Indian Ocean). Coral Reefs 41(3): 837-842. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02217-y, more Velkeneers, X.; Dissanayake, P.A.K.N.; Huyghe, F.; Nehemia, A.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2022). DNA barcoding validates new sightings of Tridacna elongatissima in Tanzania and Mozambique (Western Indian Ocean). Coral Reefs 41: 837-842. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02217-y, more Bravo, H.; Cannicci, S.; Huyghe, F.; Leermakers, M.; Sheikh, M.A.; Kochzius, M. (2021). Ecological health of coral reefs in Zanzibar. Regional Studies in Marine Science 48: 9102014. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102014, more Christiansen, H.; Heindler, F.M.; Hellemans, B.; Jossart, Q.; Pasotti, F.; Robert, H.; Verheye, M.; Danis, B.; Kochzius, M.; Leliaert, F.; Moreau, C.; Patel, T.; Van de Putte, A.P.; Vanreusel, A.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Schön, I. (2021). Facilitating population genomics of non-model organisms through optimized experimental design for reduced representation sequencing. BMC Genom. 22(1): 625. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07917-3, more Jossart, Q.; Kochzius, M.; Danis, B.; Saucède, T.; Moreau, C.V.E. (2021). Diversity of the Pterasteridae (Asteroidea) in the Southern Ocean: a molecular and morphological approach. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 192(1): 105-116. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa097, more Triest, L.; Van der Stocken, T.; De Ryck, D.; Kochzius, M.; Lorent, S.; Ngeve, M.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Sierens, T.; van der Ven, R.; Koedam, N. (2021). Expansion of the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata in the Western Indian Ocean launched contrasting genetic patterns. NPG Scientific Reports 11(1): 4987. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1038/s41598-021-84304-8, more van der Ven, R.M.; Flot, J.-F.; Buitrago-Lopez, C.; Kochzius, M. (2021). Population genetics of the brooding coral Seriatopora hystrix reveals patterns of strong genetic differentiation in the Western Indian Ocean. Heredity 126(2): 351-365. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1038/s41437-020-00379-5, more van der Ven, R.M.; Heynderickx, H.; Kochzius, M. (2021). Differences in genetic diversity and divergence between brooding and broadcast spawning corals across two spatial scales in the Coral Triangle region. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 168(2): 17. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00227-020-03813-8, more van der Ven, R.M.; Heynderickx, H.; Kochzius, M. (2021). Correction to: Differences in genetic diversity and divergence between brooding and broadcast spawning corals across two spatial scales in the Coral Triangle region. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 168(9): 145. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03949-1, more Crandall, E.D.; Riginos, C.; Bird, C.E.; Liggins, L.; Treml, E.; Beger, M.; Barber, P.H.; Connolly, S.R.; Cowman, P.F.; Dibattista, J.D.; Eble, J.A.; Magnuson, S.F.; Horne, J.B.; Kochzius, M.; Lessios, H.A.; Liu, S.-Y.V.; Ludt, W.B.; Madduppa, H.; Pandolfi, J.M.; Toonen, R.J.; Diversity Indopacific Network; Gaither, M.R. (2019). The molecular biogeography of the Indo-Pacific: testing hypotheses with multispecies genetic patterns. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 28(7): 943-960. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12905, more Lachs, L.; Johari, N.A.M.; Le, D.Q.; Safuan, C.D.M.; Duprey, N.N.; Tanaka, K.; Hong, T.C.; Ory, N.C.; Bachok, Z.; Baker, D.M.; Kochzius, M.; Shirai, K. (2019). Effects of tourism-derived sewage on coral reefs: isotopic assessments identify effective bioindicators. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 148: 85-96. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.07.059, more Nehemia, A.; Chen, M.; Kochzius, M.; Dehairs, F.; Brion, N. (2019). Ecological impact of salt farming in mangroves on the habitat and food sources of Austruca occidentalis and Littoraria subvittata. J. Sea Res. 146: 24-32. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2019.01.004, more Nehemia, A.; Ngendu, Y.; Kochzius, M. (2019). Genetic population structure of the mangrove snails Littoraria subvittata and L. pallescens in the Western Indian Ocean. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 514-515: 27-33. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2019.03.005, more Ratsimbazafy, H.; Lavitra, T.; Kochzius, M.; Hugé, J. (2019). Emergence and diversity of marine protected areas in Madagascar. Mar. Policy 105: 91-108. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.03.008, more Van Nieuwenhove, A.H.M.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2019). Cryptic diversity and limited connectivity in octopuses: Recommendations for fisheries management. PLoS One 14(5): e0214748. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214748, more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Sea surface currents and geographic isolation shape the genetic population structure of a coral reef fish in the Indian Ocean. PLoS One 13(3): e0193825. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193825, more Keyse, J.; Treml, E.A.; Barber, P.H.; DeBoer, T.; Kochzius, M.; Nuryanto, A.; Gardner, J.P.A.; Liu, L.-L.; Penny, S.; Riginos, C. (2018). Historical divergences associated with intermittent land bridges overshadow isolation by larval dispersal in co-distributed species of Tridacna giant clams. J. Biogeogr. 45(4): 848-858. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13163, more Madduppa, H.H.; Timm, J.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Reduced genetic diversity in the clown anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris in exploited reefs of Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Front. Mar. Sci. 5: 80. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00080, more Otwoma, L.M.; Diemel, V.; Reuter, H.; Kochzius, M.; Meyer, A. (2018). Genetic population structure of the convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus: a phylogeographic reassessment across its range. J. Fish Biol. 93(4): 597-608. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13686, more Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Restricted gene flow among western Indian Ocean populations of the mangrove whelk Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767) (Caenogastropoda: Potamididae). J. Moll. Stud. 84(2): 163-169. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyy001, more Rumisha, C.; Mdegela, R.H.; Gwakisa, P.S.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Genetic diversity and gene flow among the giant mud crabs (Scylla serrata) in anthropogenic-polluted mangroves of mainland Tanzania: implications for conservation. Fish. Res. 205: 96-104. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.04.015, more Hui, M.; Nuryanto, A.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Concordance of microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers in detecting genetic population structure in the boring giant clam Tridacna crocea across the Indo-Malay Archipelago. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 38(1): 11 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12389, more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Highly restricted gene flow between disjunct populations of the skunk clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) in the Indian Ocean. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 38(1): 10 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12357, more Meeremans, P.; Yochum, N.Y.; Kochzius, M.; Ampe, B.; Tuyttens, F.A.M.; Uhlmann, S.S. (2017). Inter-rater reliability of categorical versus continuous scoring of fish vitality: does it affect the utility of the reflex action mortality predictor (RAMP) approach? PLoS One 12(7): e0179092. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179092, more Nehemia, A.; Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Genetic erosion in the snail Littoraria subvittata (Reid, 1986) due to mangrove deforestation. J. Moll. Stud. 83: 1-10. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyw040, more Nehemia, A.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Reduced genetic diversity and alteration of gene flow in a fiddler crab due to mangrove degradation. PLoS One 12(8): e0182987. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182987, more Rumisha, C.; Leermakers, M.; Mdegela, R.H.; Kochzius, M.; Elskens, M. (2017). Bioaccumulation and public health implications of trace metals in edible tissues of the crustaceans Scylla serrata and Penaeus monodon from the Tanzanian coast. Environ. Monit. Assess. 189(10): 529. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6248-0, more Rumisha, C.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Mdegela, R.H.; Gwakisa, P.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Genetic diversity of the giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon in relation to trace metal pollution at the Tanzanian coast. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 114(2): 759-767. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.057, more Rumisha, C.; Huyghe, F.; Rapanoel, D.; Mascaux, N.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Genetic diversity and connectivity in the East African giant mud crab Scylla serrata: implications for fisheries management. PLoS One 12(10): e0186817. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186817, more Timm, J.; Kochzius, M.; Madduppa, H.H.; Neuhaus, A.I.; Dohna, T. (2017). Small scale genetic population structure of coral reef organisms in Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Front. Mar. Sci. 4: 294. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00294, more Alcazar, D.S.R.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Genetic population structure of the blue sea star Linckia laevigata in the Visayas (Philippines). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 96(3): 707-713. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315415000971, more Ardura, A.; Morote, E.; Kochzius, M.; Garcia-Vazquez, E. (2016). Diversity of plantonic fish larvae along a latitudinal gradient in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean estimated through DNA barcodes. PeerJ 4: 16 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2438, more DiBattista, J.; Roberts, M.; Bouwmeester, J.; Bowen, B.; Coker, D.; Lozano-Cortes, D.; Howard Choat, J.; Gaither, M.; Hobbs, J.; Khalil, M.; Kochzius, M.; Myers, R.; Paulay, G.; Robitzch, V.; Saenz-Agudelo, P.; Salas, E.; Sinclair-Taylor, T.; Toonen, R.; Westneat, M.; Williams, S.; Berumen, M. (2016). A review of contemporary patterns of endemism for shallow water reef fauna in the Red Sea. J. Biogeogr. 43(3): 423-439. dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12649, more Dohna, T.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Obstacles to molecular species identification in sea anemones (Hexacorallia: Actiniaria) with COI, a COI intron, and ITS II. Mar. Biodiv. 46(1): 291-297. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0329-5, more Hui, M.; Kraemer, W.E.; Seidel, C.; Nuryanto, A.; Joshi, A.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Comparative genetic population structure of three endangered giant clams (Cardiidae: Tridacna species) throughout the Indo-West Pacific: implications for divergence, connectivity and conservation. J. Moll. Stud. 82(3): 403-414. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyw001, more Osuka, K.; Kochzius, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Obura, D.; Samoilys, M. (2016). Linkage between fish functional groups and coral reef benthic habitat composition in the Western Indian Ocean. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 98(2): 387-400. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001399, more Otwoma, L.M.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Genetic population structure of the coral reef sea star Linckia laevigata in the Western Indian Ocean and Indo-West Pacific. PLoS One 11(10): e0165552. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165552, more Rumisha, C.; Mdegela, R.H.; Kochzius, M.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M. (2016). Trace metals in the giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon and mangrove sediments of the Tanzania coast: is there a risk to marine fauna and public health? Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 132: 77-86. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.05.028, more van der Ven, R.; Triest, L.; De Ryck, D.; Mwaura, J.; Mohammed, M.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Population genetic structure of the stony coral Acropora tenuis shows high but variable connectivity in East Africa. J. Biogeogr. 43(3): 510-519. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12643, more Dohna, T.; Timm, J.; Hamid, L.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Limited connectivity and a phylogeographic break characterize populations of the pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, in the Indo-Malay Archipelago: inferences from a mitochondrial and microsatellite loci. Ecol. Evol. 5(8): 1717-1733. dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1455, more Ngeve, M.N.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Assessment of trace metal pollution in sediments and intertidal fauna at the coast of Cameroon. Environ. Monit. Assess. 187(6): 337. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4574-7, more Madduppa, H; von Juterzenka, K; Syakir, M; Kochzius, M. (2014). Socio-economy of marine ornamental fishery and its impact on the population structure of the clown anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris and its host anemones in Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Ocean Coast. Manag. 100: 41-50. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.07.013, more Madduppa, H.H.; Timm, J.; Kochzius, M. (2014). Interspecific, spatial and temporal variability of self-recruitment in Anemonefishes. PLoS One 9(2): 1-12. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090648, more Hui, M.; Kochzius, M.; Leese, F. (2012). Isolation and characterisation of nine microsatellite markers in the boring giant clam (Tridacna crocea) and cross-amplification in five other tridacnid species. Mar. Biodiv. 42(2): 285-287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-011-0101-4, more Laakmann, S.; Auel, H.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Evolution in the deep sea: biological traits, ecology and phylogenetics of pelagic copepods. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 65(2): 535-546. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.07.007, more Rumisha, C.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Trace metal pollution and its influence on the community structure of soft bottom molluscs in intertidal areas of the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 64(3): 521-531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.12.025, more Timm, J.; Planes, S.; Kochzius, M. (2012). High similarity of genetic population structure in the false clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) found in microsatellite and mitochondrial control region analysis. Conserv. Genet. 13(3): 693-706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-012-0318-1, more Kochzius, M.; Seidel, C.; Antoniou, A.; Kumar Botla, S.; Campo, D.; Cariani, A.; Vazquez, E.G.; Hauschild, J.; Hervet, C.; Hjorleifsdottir, S.; Hreggvidsson, G.O.; Kappel, K.; Landi, M.; Magoulas, A.; Marteinsson, V.; Nölte, M.; Planes, S.; Tinti, F.; Turan, C.; Venugopal, M.N.; Weber, H.; Blohm, D. (2010). Identifying fishes through DNA barcodes and microarrays. PLoS One 5(9): e12620. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012620, more Kochzius, M.; Nölte, M.; Weber, H.; Silkenbeumer, N.; Hjörleifsdottir, S.; Hreggvidsson, G.O.; Marteinsson, V.; Kappel, K.; Planes, S.; Tinti, F.; Magoulas, A.; Garcia-Vazquez, E.; Turan, C.; Hervet, C.; Campo Falgueras, D.; Antoniou, A.; Landi, M.; Blohm, D. (2008). DNA microarrays for identifying fishes. Mar. Biotechnol. 10(2): 207-217. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-007-9068-3, more Khalaf, M.A.; Kochzius, M. (2002). Changes in trophic community structure of shore fishes at an industrial site in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 239: 287-299, more
Books (2) [show]
Kochzius, M. (2018). Identifying marine biodiversity by DNA barcoding and DNA chips. Marine Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. , more Demierbe, T.; van der Ven, R.M.; Sutrisno, P.; Kochzius, M. (2014). Connectivity of the coral Acropora tenuis in Spermonde Archipelago. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more
Book chapter [show]
Benjamen, D.; Mtonga, C.; Kochzius, M. (2021). Genetic population structure, diversity and connectivity of the commercially important cephalopod Octopus cyanea (Gray, 1849) in the Western Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 29, more
Abstracts (83) [show]
Akbal Keskin, S.; Dissanayake, P.A.K.N.; Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2024). Exploring phylogeographic pattern in the giant clam Tridacna maxima across the Indo-Pacific: insight into connectivity, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 47, more Bergacker, S.; Kochzius, M.; Flot, J.-F. (2024). Phylogeography of the semi-pelagic spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus), in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 53, more Buncherd, N.; Huyghe, F.; De Weerdt, J.; Kochzius, M. (2024). Population genetic structure of Octopus mimus in the East Pacific, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 56, more Dissanayake, P.A.K.N.; Huyghe, F.; Op't Roodt, L.; Akbal Keskin, S.; Bergacker, S.; Kochzius, M. (2024). Assessing the population genetics and connectivity patterns of reef fauna in Sri Lanka to define conservation priorities, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 70, more Fauziyah, A.; Ahmad, I.; Dwiartama, A.; Kochzius, M. (2024). Reassessment of mud crab (Scylla spp.) taxonomic identity in Segara Anakan Lagoon, Cilacap, Indonesia, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 73, more Manrique Castillo, D.; Kochzius, M.; Huyghe, F. (2024). Genetic population structure of the bubble-tentacle anemone Entacmaea quadricolor in the Indo-Malay Archipelago., in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 90, more Op't Roodt, L.; Huyghe, F.; Ducret, H.; Dissanayake, K.; Kochzius, M. (2024). Where did Nemo come from? Exploring the genetic population structure of three clownfish species (Amphiprion clarkii, A. nigripes, and A. sebae) using next-generation sequencing throughout the central and eastern Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 106, more Tamayo, J.R.; Kochzius, M.; Huyghe, F. (2024). More than one species? Exploring the possibility of cryptic species in the giant clam Tridacna maxima using complete mitochondrial DNA sequences, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 121, more De Weerdt, J.; Calambokidis, J.; Vanschoenwinkel, B.; Kochzius, M. (2021). Site choice depends on group type for endangered humpback whales occurring off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, Central America, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 47, more Mertens, G.; Kochzius, M.; De Weerdt, J. (2021). Marine hotspots revealed outside the breeding season for the Olive Ridley turtles along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 85, more Mtonga, C.; Kochzius, M. (2021). Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic diversification of shallow water octopuses, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 88, more Dominguez Martinez, R.M.; Kochzius, M.; Richardson, A.; Brito-Morales, I. (2020). Climate-resilient, depth-resolved marine protected areas for areas beyond jurisdiction around Africa, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 55-56, more Mtonga, C.J.; Kochzius, M. (2020). Genetic population structure, diversity and connectivity of the commercially important cephalopod Octopus cyanea (Gray, 1849) in Tanzania and Mozambique, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 68, more Nurbandika, N.; Kochzius, M. (2020). Connectivity of the giant clam population Tridacna maxima in Indonesia, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 71, more Velkeneers, X.; Marra-Biggs, P.; Toonen, R.J.; Kochzius, M. (2020). Submerged giants through time: A phylogenetic analysis of the giant clam subfamily Tridacninae using whole mitochondrial genomes, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 85-86, more Ward, A.E.; Fratini, S.; Torchin, M.; Santini, G.; Kochzius, M. (2020). Transfer potential of fish parasites across the Panama Canal, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 87-88, more Decorte, I.M.; Iqram Asnil, M.; Fauziyah, A.; Kochzius, M. (2019). Genetic diversity of the mud crab Scylla serrata in Indonesian coasts, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 98, more Fauziyah, A.; Elskens, M.; Kochzius, M. (2019). Genetic variation of the mud crab Scylla serrata in relation to heavy metals pollution in Indonesia, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 109, more Iqram, M.; Fauziyah, A.; Kochzius, M. (2019). Investigating the genetic diversity and connectivity of giant mangrove crab Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775) inhabiting mangrove swamps in Indonesia, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 115, more Jiménez, J.; Louis, V.; Yamashiro, C.; Kochzius, M. (2019). Genetics for conservation and fisheries: population structure and connectivity of Octopus mimus along the Peruvian coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 118, more Lachs, L.; Dung, L.Q.; Bachok, Z.; Kochzius, M.; Shirai, K. (2019). Sewage-derived resort runoff threatens coral reefs? A pilot isotopic assessment of nitrogen at Pulau Redang, Malaysia, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 8, more Louis, V.; Jiménez, J.; Yamashiro, C.; Kochzius, M. (2019). Analysis of genetic stock structure and connectivity of the sea snail Thaisella chocolata (Duclos, 1832) along the Peruvian coast for sustainable fisheries management, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 120, more Plevoets, T.; Robert, H.; Kochzius, M.; Schön, I. (2019). Reconstructing population histories and biogeography of Antarctic Charcotia (Amphipoda, Crustacea), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 130, more Schön, I.; Christiansen, H.; Danis, B.; De Ridder, C.; Dubois, P.; Dettai, A.; Dulière, V.; Frédérich, B.; Heindler, F.M.; Jossart, Q.; Kochzius, M.; Leliaert, F.; Lepoint, G.; Michel, L.; Pasotti, F.; Robert, H.; Van de Putte, A.; Vanreusel, A.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2019). Refugia and ecosystem tolerance in the Southern Ocean – the RECTO project, in: 51^st International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics. Polar Ocean facing changes. , more Van der Jeucht, L.; Andrade Vera, S.; Verhaegen, C.; Marin Jarrin, J.; Kochzius, M. (2019). DNA barcoding of larval morphotypes of economically important fish in the Galapagos Marine Reserve and characterisation of their populations, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 149, more Van Nieuwenhove, A.H.; Ratsimbazafy, H.; Kochzius, M. (2019). Cryptic diversity and limited connectivity in two commercially important octopus species, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 28, more Verhaegen, C.C.; Andrade Vera, S.; Marin Jarrin, J.R.; Kochzius, M. (2019). DNA barcoding of larvae of commercially important fish species in the Galapagos Islands, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 151, more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Reef health influences self-recruitment in a meta-population of skunk clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) in the Indian Ocean connected through larval dispersal, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 14, more Jossart, Q.; Moreau, C.; Danis, B.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Depth-differentiation versus depth-refugia hypotheses: a case study in two Southern Ocean sea stars, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 95, more Lachs, L.; Le Quang, D.; Bachok, Z.; Kochzius, M.; Shirai, K. (2018). Island resort runoff threatens reef ecosystems: an isotopic assessment of the extent and impact of sewage-derived nitrogen across Redang Island, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 98, more McCarthy, M.; Kochzius, M.; Seddon, J.; Lanyon, J. (2018). Amplifying DNA from dugong skulls, what will it yield for future applications?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 100, more Moreels, N.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Abundance of giant clams (Tridacna sp.) on protected versus unprotected coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 103, more Nicholson, E.L.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Genetic diversity of the Indian prawn (Fenneropenaeus indicus) along the coastline of Madagascar, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 104, more Scheers, T.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Abundance and length-weight relationship of commercial demersal fish species in the Belgian North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 111, more Van Caster, N.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Connectivity of the big blue octopus (Octopus cyanea, Gray 1849) between the eastern and western coast of Madagascar, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 114, more Van Nieuwenhove, A.H.M.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Genetic population structure and connectivity of the big blue octopus, Octopus cyanea (Gray, 1849), in the Western Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 115, more Dissanayake, K.P.A.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Population structure and connectivity patterns of Giant Clams (Tridacna spp.) along the Western Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 33, more Gordigiani, L.; Pavan, G.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Inter pulse interval analysis of Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus), Linnaeus 1758) recorded in Mediterranean Sea between 1996 and 2011: Population structure and distribution of sizes., in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 38, more Nehemia, A.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Salt-making in mangroves, an economic activity that influences genetic diversity and structure of the fiddler crab Uca annulipes (H. Milne Edwards 1837), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 65, more Ardura, A.; Kochzius, M.; Morote, E.; Garcia-Vazquez, E. (2016). Diversity of pelagic fish larvae in a latitudinal gradient across the Atlantic Ocean estimated through DNA Barcodes and visual identification, in: Brownlie, K. et al. (Ed.) Second Mares Conference: Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, February 1^st - 5^th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 119, more Borella, L.; Kochzius, M.; Cardenosa, D.C.; Borsa, P.B.; Ambak, M.A.A.; Joseph, J.J. (2016). Connectivity and population structure of blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, in two islands in Terengganu, Malaysia, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 19-20, more Buitrago, C.; Van Der Ven, R.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Genetic diversity and connectivity of the reef-building coral Seriatopora hystrix along the East coast of Africa, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 141-142, more De Poorter, I.; Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Connectivity of Amphiprion akallopisos (Skunk clownfish) in the coral reefs of Zanzibar, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 37, more Heynderickx, H.; Van der Ven, R.; Sutrisno, P.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Genetic population structure of Seriatopora hystrix in the Indo-Malay Archipelago, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 60, more Meeremans, P.; Kochzius, M.; Yochum, N.Y.; Uhlmann, S. (2016). Inter-observer reliability of fish vitality assessments:does the use of categorical or continuous scoring scales affect the Reflex Action Mortality Predictor (RAMP)?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 73, more Nehemia, A.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Extremely low genetic diversity in Uca annulipes (H. Milne-Edwards, 1937) in deforested mangroves, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 78, more Van Gyseghem, M.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Community structure of the macrozoobenthos and demersal fish in the Belgian North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 119, more Van Nieuwenhove, A.; Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Connectivity of Amphiprion akallopisos (skunk anemonefish) in the Western Indian Ocean using microsatellite markers, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 122, more Buitrago, C.; van der Ven, R.M.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Genetic diversity and connectivity of Seriatopora hystrix along the East Coast of Africa, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 27, more García Mayoral, E.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Genetic population structure of Linckia laevigata (blue starfish) in Indo-Malay Archipelago, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 64, more Houttave, K.; Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Connectivity of the skunk clownfish, Amphiprion akallopisos, along the coast of East Africa, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 74, more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Self-recruitment versus larval dispersal between populations of skunk clownfish on coral reefs near Zanzibar, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 76, more Nehemia, A.; Dehairs, F.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Influence of mangrove deforestation on nutrition ecology and genetic diversity of Uca annulipes along the Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 96, more Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Lavitra, T.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Estimating an efficient spatial arrangement for the future network of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) of Madagascar, based on the connectivity of marine population, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 110, more Rumisha, C.; Mdegela, R.H.; Kochzius, M.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M. (2015). Trace metals in tissues of the tiger prawn Penaeus monodon and mangrove sediments of the Tanzania coast: is there a risk to marine fauna and public health?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 113, more van der Ven , R.M.; Triest, L.; Mwaura, J.M.; Mohammed, M.S.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Genetic structure and variable connectivity in the stony coral Acropora tenuis in Kenya and Tanzania, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 140, more Demierbe, T.; van der Ven, R.M.; Sutrisno, P.; Kochzius, M. (2014). Connectivity of the coral Acropora tenuis in the Spermonde Archipelago, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 47, more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2014). Analysis of connectivity in the Skunk Clown Fish using a combination of microsatellite and mitochondrial genetic markers, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 68, more Osuka, K.; Samoilys, M.; Obura, D.; Kochzius, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2014). Linking the densities of fish functional groups and developmental stages to benthic structure, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 85, more Appah, J.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Connectivity of mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) populations in the Western Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 10, more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Connectivity of Amphiprion akallopisos (Skunk Clown Fish) in the Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 55, more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Connectiviteit van Amphiprion akallopisos (Skunk Anemoonvis) in de Indische Oceaan, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 138-141, more Neuhaus, A.; Kochzius, M.; Timm, J. (2013). Connectivity of sea cucumber populations on Indonesian coral reefs, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 72-73, more Ngeve, M.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Influence of trace metal and organic pollution on the community structure of intertidal gastropods at the coast of Cameroon, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 74, more Paiz-Medina, L.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Genetic population structure of Euchaeta marina (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the eastern subtropical and tropical Atlantic Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 76, more Pant, P.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Sheikh, M.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Impacts of heavy metal pollution on benthic communities on the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 77, more Sihaloho, H.F.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Genetic population structure of the blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) in the Indo-Malay Archipelago based on microsatellites, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 83, more Sutrisno, P.; Timm, J.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Connectivity of stony corals in Spermonde Archipelago, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 88-89, more De Winter, K.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Identifying commercial fish species and detection mislabeling using DNA barcoding, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 22, more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Connectivity of Amphiprion akallopisos (skunk anemone fish) in the Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 39, more Mascaux, N.; Fratini, S.; Cannicci, S.; Bosire, J.O.; Mohd-Lokman, H.; Bourgeois, C.; Zhang, J.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Connectivity of Scylla serrata in Kenya and the Indian Ocean, in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. et al. Proceedings of the International Conference 'Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management - MMM3', Galle, Sri Lanka, 2-6 July 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 57: pp. 111, more Mascaux, N.; Fratini, S.; Cannicci, S.; Bosire, J.O.; Mohd-Lokman, H.; Bourgeois, C.; Zhang, J.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Connectivity of Scylla serrata in Kenya and the Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 50, more Olendo, M.; Amiyo, N.; Obura, D.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Can the Kiunga MPA protect the Lamu fishery?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 61, more Otwoma, L.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Genetic population structure of the blue starfish Linckia laevigata in the Western Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 64, more Ratsimbazafy, H.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Genetic population structure and connectivity of the mud creeper Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767) in Kenya and Madagascar, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 68, more Alcazar, D.S.; Kochzius, M. (2011). Genetic population structure of blue sea star Linckia laevigata, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 12, more Mascaux, N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Kochzius, M. (2011). Connectivity of Scylla serrata in Kenya and the Indian Ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 50, more Mgeleka, S.; Kochzius, M. (2011). Molecular systematic of groupers (Serranidae) in the Indo-west Pacific, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 52, more Olendo, M.; Koedam, N.; Kochzius, M. (2011). Ecological relationship between fish fauna and coral reef benthos in Kiunga Marine National Reserve, Kenya, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 60, more Rumisha, C.; Kochzius, M.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M. (2011). Influence of trace metals pollution on the community structure of soft bottom macrofauna in intertidal areas of the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. pp. 75, more Suganda, D.; Kochzius, M. (2011). Population genetic differentiation of mud crab, Scylla serrata in Indonesia, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 86, more Kochzius, M.; Meyerdierks, D.; Blohm, D. (2007). Towards DNA chip technology as a standard analytical tool for the identification of marine organisms (Fish & Chips), in: Cieslikiewicz, W. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the EurOCEAN 2004: European Conference on Marine Science & Ocean Technology: Celebrating European marine science; building the European research area; communicating marine science, Galway, Ireland, 10-13 May 2004. pp. 158, more Kochzius, M.; Meyerdierks, D.; Blohm, D. (2004). Towards DNA chip technology as a standard analytical tool for the identification of marine organisms (Fish & Chips), in: European Conference on Marine Science and Ocean Technology. Celebrating European marine science: building the European research area: communicating marine science, 10th - 13th May 2004, Galway, Ireland: abstract book. pp. 22, more
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Van Nieuwenhove, A.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A.; Kochzius, M. (2018). Genetic population structure and connectivity of the big blue octopus, Octopus cyanea (Gray, 1849), in the Western Indian Ocean. Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 21 March 2018. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB): Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Dissanayake, P.A.K.N.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Population structure and connectivity patterns of Giant Clams (Tridacna spp.) along the Western Indian Ocean. Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 3 March 2017. Marine Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Gordigiani, L.; Kochzius, M.; Pavan, G. (2017). Inter pulse interval analysis of Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus), "clicks" recorded in Mediterranean Sea: Population structure and distribution of sizes. Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 3 March 2017. Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Università degli studi di Pavia: Brussel, Pavia. 1 poster pp., more Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Connectivity of the Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion akallopiso) in the Indian Ocean. Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 3 March 2017. Marine Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Borella, L.; Kochzius, M.; Cardenosa, D.; Borsa, P.; Ambak, M.A.; Joseph, J. (2016). Connectivity and population structure of blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, in two islands of Terengganu, Malaysia. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Marine Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussels. 1 poster pp., more Heynderickx, H.; van der Ven, R.M.; Sutrisno, P.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Genetic population structure of the stony coral Seriatopora hystrix in the Indo-Malay Archipelago. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Marine Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussels. 1 poster pp., more Nehemia, A.; Dehairs, F.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Influence of mangrove deforestation on nutrition ecology and genetic diversity of Uca annulipes along the Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar coast. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Van Gyseghem, M.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Community structure of the macrozoobenthos and demersal fish in the Belgian North Sea. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Van Nieuwenhove, A.; Huyghe, F.; Kochzius, M. (2016). Connectivity of Amphiprion akallopisos (skunk anemonefish) in the Western Indian Ocean using microsatellite markers. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Marine Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Nehemia, A.; Dehairs, F.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Influence of mangrove deforestation on nutrition ecology and genetic diversity of Uca annulipes along the Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar coast. Poster presented at the VLIZ Young Marine Scientist's Day 20 February 2015. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Ratsimbazafy, H.; Lavitra, T.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Estimating an efficient spatial arrangement for the future network of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) around Madagascar, based on the connectivity of marine population. Poster presented at the VLIZ Young Marine Scientist's Day 20 February 2015. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Demierbe, T.; van den Ven, R.M.; Sutrisno, P.; Kochzius, M. (2014). Connectivity of the coral Acropora tenuis in Spermonde Archipelago. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Osuka, K.; Kochzius, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Obura, D.; Samoilys, M. (2014). Linking the densities of coral associated fish functional groups to the benthic structure. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Vrije Universiteit Brussels/University of Gent, Marine Biology Section: Brussel, Gent. 1 poster pp., more Osuka, K.; Kochzius, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Obura, D.; Samoilys, M. (2014). Linking the densities of coral associated fish functional groups to the benthic structure. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Vrije Universiteit Brussels: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Appah, J.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Connectivity of mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) populations in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 15 February 2013. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussels. 1 poster pp., more Ngeve, M.N.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Influence of trace metal and organic pollution on the community structure of intertidal gastropods at the coast of Cameroon. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 15 February 2013. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Pant, P.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Sheikh, M.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in mangrove sediments along the Zanzibar coast. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 15 February 2013. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Sihaloho, H.F.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Genetic population structure of the blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) in the Indo-Malay Archipelago based on microsatellites. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 15 February 2013. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more De Winter, K.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Identifying commercial fish species and detection mislabeling using DNA barcoding. Marine Biology, Free University of Brussels: Brussels. 1 poster pp., more Otwoma, L.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Genetic population structure of the blue starfish Linckia laevigata in the Western Indian Ocean. Marine Biology, Free University of Brussels: Brussels. 1 poster pp., more Ratsimbazafy, H.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Genetic population structure and connectivity of the mud creeper Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767) in Kenya and Madagascar. VUB: Brussels. 1 poster pp., more Olendo, M.; Kochzius, M.; Koedam, N. (2011). Is there ecological relationship between the coral reef and fish fauna? Biology Department. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more
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Kolder, A. (2023). Mysteries of the cold and deep: Cryptic and trophic diversity within Charcotia amphipods of the Southern Ocean. MSc Thesis. RBINS/VUB: Brussels. 51 pp., more Coulembier Vandelannoote, E.M.B. (2022). Population genetics of Octopus mimus (Octopodidae) along the coast of Peru: A comparison of nuclear microsatellites with the mitochondrial COI gene. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 20 pp., more Margot, J. (2022). Inventorizing the spatio-temporal occurrence of various algae species in shrimp catches of Dutch beam trawlers. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 25 pp., more Moya Serrano, A.V. (2022). Genetic population structure of five species of the genus Thunnus at a global scale. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 50 pp., more Wamwachai, M. (2022). Effect of intertidal versus subtidal origin of the stony coral Pocillopora damicornis on growth and survival during a bleaching event. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 36 pp., more Benjamen, D. (2021). Population genetic structure and connectivity of the commercially important cephalopod Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 18 pp., more Engelbrecht, J. (2021). The community structure of macrozoobenthos at the Northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula (South Shetland Islands and Trinity Peninsula). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel/RBINS-OD Nature: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 52 pp., more Goley, J.M. (2021). Survival variability of commercially trawled-and-discarded European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 49 pp., more Mertens, G. (2021). Marine distribution of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) along the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua outside the breeding season. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 32 pp., more Theodoridis, K. (2021). Study of the effect the rapid changes in temperature have on the impairment of Pleuronectes platessa during hauling onboard the fishing vessel and discarding back to the sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 23 pp., more Claes, J. (2020). Macrozoobenthic biodiversity of the Bransfield Strait. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. 43 pp., more Delhaye, L.J.C. (2020). Establishment of baseline values for the assessment of trace element concentrations in the sediments of the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. 87 pp., more Iqram, M. (2020). Genetic diversity and connectivity of giant mangrove crabs (Scylla spp.) in the Indo-West Pacific. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. [54] pp., more Mtonga, C.J. (2020). Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic diversification of shallow water octopuses. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. 34 pp., more Nurbandika, N. (2020). Phylogeography of the giant clam Tridacna maxima across the Indo-Pacific: Implications for connectivity and conservation. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. 23 pp., more Alcántara, J.S.J. (2019). Genetics for conservation and fisheries: genetic structure and connectivity of Octopus mimus along the Peruvian coast. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 39 pp., more Plevoets, T. (2019). Reconstruction of population histories and geographic distributions of Amphipoda (Charcotia sp.). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 47 pp., more Verhaegen, C.C. (2019). DNA barcoding of larvae of commercially important fish species in the Galápagos Islands. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 76 pp., more Dewenter, J.C. (2018). Impact of an invasive seagrass on the diet of juvenile queen conch (Lobatus gigas) in the Caribbean. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 55 pp., more Lachs, L. (2018). Sewage-derived resort runoff threatens coral reefs? A pilot isotopic assessment of nitrogen at Pulau Redang, Malaysia. MSc Thesis. Université Libre de Bruxelles/Vrije Universiteit Brussel/University of Firenze, Department of Plant Biology, Laboratory of Phytogeography: Brussel/Firenze. 46 pp., more Coral, E.P. (2017). Ecology of the East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Virrila Estuary, northern coast of Peru: conservation and management implications. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 60 + annexes pp., more Dissanayake, P.A.K.N. (2017). DNA barcoding and phylogeography of giant clams (Tridacna spp.) in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 70 + annexes pp., more Buitrago Lopez, C.N. (2015). Genetic diversity and connectivity of the reef-building coral Seriatopora hystrix along the East coast of Africa. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. , more Edeye, K.O. (2014). Benthic composition as an environmental factor structuring assemblages of coral reef-associated fish. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 23, 49 pp., more Pant, P. (2013). An assessment of heavy metal distribution in mangrove sediments along the coast of Zanzibar. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 39 pp., more Sihaloho, H.F. (2013). Genetic population structure of the Blue Starfish (Linckia laevigata) in the Indo-Malay Archipelago based on microsatellites. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 10, 29 pp., more Huyghe, F. (2012). Connectivity of Amphiprion akallopisos (Skunk clownfish) In the Indian Ocean. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 50 pp., more Mascaux, N. (2012). Connectivity of Scylla serrata in Kenya and the Indian Ocean. MSc Thesis. ULB: Bruxelles. 46 pp., more Otwoma, L. (2012). Genetic population structure of the coral reef starfish Linckia laevigata in the Indo-West Pacific. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 66 pp., more Ratsimbazafy, H. (2012). Genetic population structure and connectivity of the mud creeper Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767) in Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 17 pp., more Olendo, M. (2011). Ecological relationship between fish fauna and coral reef benthos in Kiunga Marine National Reserve, Kenya. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 86 pp., more
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