A century of research on the larval distributions of the Atlantic eels: a re-examination of the data

2014 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 1035-1064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Miller ◽  
Sylvain Bonhommeau ◽  
Peter Munk ◽  
Martin Castonguay ◽  
Reinhold Hanel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Eels

scholarly journals Assessing pre- and post-zygotic barriers between North Atlantic eels (Anguilla anguilla and A. rostrata)

Heredity ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
M W Jacobsen ◽  
L Smedegaard ◽  
S R Sørensen ◽  
J M Pujolar ◽  
P Munk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
Atlantic Eels

scholarly journals New clues on the Atlantic eels spawning behavior and area: the Mid-Atlantic Ridge hypothesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Lin K. Chang ◽  
Eric Feunteun ◽  
Yasumasa Miyazawa ◽  
Katsumi Tsukamoto
Keyword(s):  
Ocean Circulation ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Migration Behavior ◽  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Distribution Fitting ◽  
Particle Tracking Method ◽  
Spawning Area ◽  
Mid Atlantic Ridge ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Atlantic Eels

Abstract The Sargasso Sea has long been considered as the only spawning area for Atlantic eels, despite the absence of direct observations. The present study raises a novel scenario, deviating from Schmidt’s dogma, begins with a review of historical and recent observations that were combined to build up a global theory on spawning ecology and migration behavior of Atlantic eels. From this, it is argued that a favorable spawning area could be located eastward of Sargasso Sea at the intersection between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the oceanic fronts. Ocean circulation models combined with 3D particle-tracking method confirmed that spawning at this specific area would result in larval distribution fitting the field observation. This study explores the hypothesis that leptocephali are able to swim and orientate to reach their specific growth areas. It proposes a novel framework about spawning ecology, based on orientation, navigation and meeting cues of silver eels to the spawning area. Together this framework may serve as a stepping-stone for solving the long-lasting mystery of eel reproduction which first came out 2,400 years ago and promotes the understanding of oceanic migration and reproduction of marine organisms.

Spawning Areas of the Atlantic Eels

Eel Biology ◽  
2003 ◽  
pp. 141-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. McCleave
Keyword(s):  
Spawning Areas ◽  
Atlantic Eels

RAD sequencing reveals within-generation polygenic selection in response to anthropogenic organic and metal contamination in North Atlantic Eels

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Laporte ◽  
S. A. Pavey ◽  
C. Rougeux ◽  
F. Pierron ◽  
M. Lauzent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Rad Sequencing ◽  
Polygenic Selection ◽  
Atlantic Eels

A caution for conservation stocking as an approach for recovering Atlantic eels

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua A. Stacey ◽  
Thomas C. Pratt ◽  
Guy Verreault ◽  
Michael G. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Eels

scholarly journals Introgressive hybridization and latitudinal admixture clines in North Atlantic eels

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sébastien Wielgoss ◽  
Aude Gilabert ◽  
Axel Meyer ◽  
Thierry Wirth
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Introgressive Hybridization ◽  
Atlantic Eels

scholarly journals Speciation and demographic history of Atlantic eels (Anguilla anguilla and A. rostrata) revealed by mitogenome sequencing

Heredity ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 113 (5) ◽  
pp. 432-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
M W Jacobsen ◽  
J M Pujolar ◽  
M T P Gilbert ◽  
J V Moreno-Mayar ◽  
L Bernatchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Demographic History ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
History Of ◽  
Atlantic Eels
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