{
  "id": 8303686,
  "title": "Genetic connectivity in US Caribbean queen conch (Aliger gigas):Implications for management and forensic assignment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/genetic-connectivity-in-us-caribbean-queen-conch-aliger-gigas",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.17.752428v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Understanding genetic connectivity among marine populations is central to conservation biology, informing how exploited species are managed, and how marine protected area (MPA) networks are designed. The queen conch (Aliger gigas) is a large, heavily exploited Caribbean gastropod listed under CITES Appendix II and provides an ideal system for examining connectivity in species with high dispersal…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}