Population structure and genetic connectivity of the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) across nursery grounds from the Eastern Tropical Pacific: Implications for management and conservation

• Mariana Elizondo-Sancho ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: marianaelizancho@gmail.com

  Affiliations Laboratorio Biomol, Center for International Programs and Sustainability Studies, Universidad Veritas, San José, Costa Rica, Programa de Posgrado en Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-630X

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• Yehudi Rodríguez-Arriatti ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yehudi Rodríguez-Arriatti, Federico J. Albertazzi, Mario Espinoza, Maike Heidemeyer

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Marítima Internacional de Panamá (UMIP), La Boca, Corregimiento de Ancón, Panamá, República de Panamá

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• Federico J. Albertazzi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yehudi Rodríguez-Arriatti, Federico J. Albertazzi, Mario Espinoza, Maike Heidemeyer

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, Centro de Investigación en Biología Celular y Molecular (CIBCM), Cuidad de la Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica, Sabanilla Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica

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• Adrián Bonilla-Salazar ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Reserva Playa Tortuga, Ojochal, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2055-2489

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• Daniel Arauz-Naranjo ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation CREMA, Centro Rescate de Especies Marinas Amenazadas, San Francisco de Coyote, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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• Randall Arauz ,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America, MigraMar, Olema, California, United States of America

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• Elisa Areano ,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Fundación Mundo Azul, Departamento de Guatemala, Villa Canales, Guatemala

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• Cristopher G. Avalos-Castillo ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica

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• Óscar Brenes ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Reserva Playa Tortuga, Ojochal, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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• Elpis J. Chávez ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation CREMA, Centro Rescate de Especies Marinas Amenazadas, San Francisco de Coyote, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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• Arturo Dominici-Arosemena ,

  Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Marítima Internacional de Panamá (UMIP), La Boca, Corregimiento de Ancón, Panamá, República de Panamá

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• Mario Espinoza ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yehudi Rodríguez-Arriatti, Federico J. Albertazzi, Mario Espinoza, Maike Heidemeyer

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, MigraMar, Olema, California, United States of America, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica

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• Maike Heidemeyer ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yehudi Rodríguez-Arriatti, Federico J. Albertazzi, Mario Espinoza, Maike Heidemeyer

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centro de Investigación en Biología Celular y Molecular (CIBCM), Cuidad de la Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica, Sabanilla Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica

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• Rafael Tavares ,

  Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Centro para la Investigación de Tiburones (CIT), Distrito Capital, Caracas, Venezuela

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-1357

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• Sebastián Hernández

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Laboratorio Biomol, Center for International Programs and Sustainability Studies, Universidad Veritas, San José, Costa Rica, Sala de Colecciones, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile

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