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A root for massive crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks in the Pacific Ocean
N. Satoh, N. Yasuda, J. Inoue…·C. Motti
The paper identifies two mitochondrial clades of crown-of-thorns starfish, showing one clade is associated with outbreaks while the other is not, linking dispersal and environmental factors to outbreak patterns.
DOI 10.1101/2021.09.13.460188