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A comprehensive phylogenomic study unveils evolutionary patterns and challenges in the mitochondrial genomes of Carcharhiniformes: A focus on Triakidae. Genomics, 116(1), Article 110771
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Grobler, D.L. & Klein, J.D. & Dicken, M.L. & Mmonwa, K. & Soekoe, M. & van Staden, M. & Hagen, S.B. & Maduna, S.N. & Bester-van der Merwe, A.E. (2024)
Seascape Genomics of the Smooth Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena Reveals Regional Adaptive Clinal Variation. Ecology and Evolution, 14(12), Article e70644
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Klein, J.D. & Maduna, S.N. & Dicken, M.L. & da Silva, C. & Soekoe, M. & McCord, M.E. & Potts, W.M. & Hagen, S.B. & Bester-van der Merwe, A.E. (2023)
Local adaptation with gene flow in a highly dispersive shark. Evolutionary Applications, 17(1): Article e13628
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Klein, J.D. & Asbury, T.A. & da Silva, C. & Hull, K.L. & Dicken, M.L. & Gennari, E. & Maduna, S.N. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2022)
Site fidelity and shallow genetic structure in the common smooth-hound shark Mustelus mustelus confirmed by tag-recapture and genetic data. Journal of Fish Biology, 100(1), 134–149
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Asbury, T.A. & Bennett, R. & Price, A.S. & da Silva, C. & Burgener, M. & Klein, J.D. & Maduna, S.N. & Sidat, N. & Fernando, S. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2021)
Application of DNA mini-barcoding reveals illegal trade in endangered shark products in southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 43(4), 511–520
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Maduna, S.N. & Hull, K.L. & Farrell, E.D. & Boomer, J.J. & Verissimo, A.N.A. & Marino, I.A.M. & Mazzoldi, C. & Zane, L. & Wintner, S.P. & Chesalin, M.V. & da Silva, C. & Gubili, C. & Mariani, S. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2020)
Historical biogeography of smoothhound sharks (genus Mustelus) of Southern Africa reveals multiple dispersal events from the Northern Hemisphere. Systematics and Biodiversity, 18(7), 633–645
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Hull, K.L. & Asbury, T.A. & da Silva, C. & Dicken, M.L. & Verissimo, A. & Farrell, E.D. & Mariani, S. & Mazzoldi, C. & Marino, I.A.M. & Zane, L. & Maduna, S.N. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2019)
Strong genetic isolation despite wide distribution in a commercially exploited coastal shark. Hydrobiologia, 838(1), 121–137
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Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. & Maduna, S.N. & Hull, K.L. & Bell, J. & Rossouw, C. & Wintner, S.P. (2019)
Evidence for multiple paternity and confirmation of an Indo-Pacific origin of blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus occurring in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 41(3), 281–289
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Maduna, S.N. & Van Wyk, J.H. & da Silva, C. & Gennari, E. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2018)
Evidence for sperm storage in common smoothhound shark Mustelus mustelus and paternity assessment in a single litter from South Africa. Journal of Fish Biology, 92(4), 1183–1191
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Hull, K.L. & Maduna, S.N. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2018)
Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the common smoothhouad shark, Mustelus mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 3(2), 964–965
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Maduna, S.N. & Rossouw, C. & Slabbert, R. & Wintner, S.P. & da Silva, C. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2018)
New polymorphic microsatellite loci revealed for the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus through Ion Proton double-digest RAD sequencing. Molecular Biology Reports, 45(1), 2759–2763
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Maduna, S.N. & Rossouw, C. & da Silva, C. & Soekoe, M. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2017)
Species identification and comparative population genetics of four coastal houndsharks based on novel NGS mined microsatellites. Ecology and Evolution, 7(5), 1462–1486
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Maduna, S.N. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2017)
Molecular research on the systematically challenging smoothhound shark genus Mustelus: a synthesis of the past 30 years. African Journal of Marine Science, 39(4), 373–387
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Maduna, S.N. & da Silva, C. & Wintner, S.P. & Roodt-Wilding, R. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2016)
When two oceans meet: regional population genetics of an exploited coastal shark Mustelus mustelus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 544, 183–196
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Bitalo, D.N. & Maduna, S.N. & da Silva, C. & Roodt-Wilding, R. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2015)
Differential gene flow patterns for two commercially exploited shark species, tope (Galeorhinus galeus) and common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) along the south–west coast of South Africa. Fisheries Research, 172, 190–196
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Maduna, S.N. & Roodt-Wilding, R. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2014)
Spatio-temporal assessment of genetic variation in the South African commercially important shark species, the common smoothhound, Mustelus mustelus [Abstract]. In Programm and Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 126
Maduna, S.N. & Rossouw, C. & Roodt-Wilding, R. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2014)
Microsatellite cross-species amplification and utility in Southern Africa elasmobranchs: A valuable resource for fisheries management and conservation [Abstract]. In Programm and Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 156