Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe

921 total citations
60 papers, 663 citations indexed

About

Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 663 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 27 papers in Aquatic Science and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (31 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (27 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (25 papers). Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (31 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (27 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (25 papers). Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Norway. Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe's co-authors include Rouvay Roodt‐Wilding, Simo N. Maduna, Clint Rhode, Charlene da Silva, Sabine P. Wintner, María Eugenia D’Amato, Sven Kerwath, Filip Volckaert, A. Lehmensiek and R. Prins and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Aletta E. Bester‐van der Merwe

59 papers receiving 657 citations

Peers

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Anne‐Laure Ferchaud Canada

Andreas F. Kautt Germany

Alexandra M. Tyers United Kingdom

Anne C. Dalziel Canada

D. Scott Taylor United States

Georgina M. Cooke Australia

J. C. Avise United States

Sarah P. Flanagan United States

Yuri Ph. Kartavtsev Russia

Erica V. Todd New Zealand

Anne‐Laure Ferchaud Canada

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20 of 20 papers shown

Merwe, Aletta E. Bester‐van der, et al.. (2024). Drivers of genomic diversity and phenotypic development in early phases of domestication in Hermetia illucens. Insect Molecular Biology. 33(6). 756–776. 13 indexed citations

Dicken, Matthew L., et al.. (2024). Seascape Genomics of the Smooth Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena Reveals Regional Adaptive Clinal Variation. Ecology and Evolution. 14(12). e70644–e70644.

Ebert, David A., Enrico Gennari, R. W. Leslie, et al.. (2023). Molecular Taxonomy of South Africa’s Catsharks: How Far Have We Come?. Diversity. 15(7). 828–828. 3 indexed citations

Quattro, Joseph M., et al.. (2023). Phylogenetic placement and molecular dating of hammerhead sharks (Sphyrnidae) based on whole mitogenomes. Marine Biology Research. 19(1). 1–12. 2 indexed citations

Bennett, RH, et al.. (2023). Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genomes of two Critically Endangered wedgefishes: Rhynchobatus djiddensis and Rhynchobatus australiae. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(3). 352–358. 4 indexed citations

Merwe, Aletta E. Bester‐van der, et al.. (2023). The complete mitochondrial genome of the South African snoek Thyrsites atun (Euphrasén, 1791) (Perciformes, Gempylidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 288–291. 2 indexed citations

Merwe, Aletta E. Bester‐van der, et al.. (2023). Addressing the complex phylogenetic relationship of the Gempylidae fishes using mitogenome data. Ecology and Evolution. 13(6). e10217–e10217. 3 indexed citations

Maduna, Simo N., et al.. (2023). A comprehensive phylogenomic study unveils evolutionary patterns and challenges in the mitochondrial genomes of Carcharhiniformes: A focus on Triakidae. Genomics. 116(1). 110771–110771. 5 indexed citations

Coetzee, Beatrix, Paul H. Fourie, Megan M. Dewdney, et al.. (2022). Discerning the global phylogeographic distribution of Phyllosticta citricarpa by means of whole genome sequencing. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 162. 103727–103727. 3 indexed citations

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Bennett, RH, et al.. (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. 8 indexed citations

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Silva, Charlene da, et al.. (2021). 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. 5 indexed citations

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Kerwath, Sven, Rouvay Roodt‐Wilding, Toufiek Samaai, et al.. (2021). Shallow seamounts represent speciation islands for circumglobal yellowtail Seriola lalandi. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 3559–3559. 5 indexed citations

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Maduna, Simo N., Edward D. Farrell, Ana Veríssimo, et al.. (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. 5 indexed citations

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Gennari, Enrico, et al.. (2020). Microsatellite development and detection of admixture among three sympatric Haploblepharus species (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30(12). 2336–2350. 4 indexed citations

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Merwe, Aletta E. Bester‐van der, et al.. (2019). Reproductive philopatry in a coastal shark drives age-related population structure. Marine Biology. 166(3). 21 indexed citations

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Merwe, Aletta E. Bester‐van der, et al.. (2019). Genomic resources for the spotted ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus. African Journal of Marine Science. 41(1). 115–118. 2 indexed citations

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Maduna, Simo N., et al.. (2018). New polymorphic microsatellite loci revealed for the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus through Ion Proton double-digest RAD sequencing. Molecular Biology Reports. 45(6). 2759–2763. 4 indexed citations

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Maduna, Simo N., et al.. (2017). Species identification and comparative population genetics of four coastal houndsharks based on novel NGS‐mined microsatellites. Ecology and Evolution. 7(5). 1462–1486. 26 indexed citations

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Merwe, Aletta E. Bester‐van der, et al.. (2015). Molecular species identification and population genetics of chondrichthyans in South Africa: current challenges, priorities and progress. African Zoology. 50(3). 205–217. 19 indexed citations

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Heyden, Sophie von der, et al.. (2015). Molecular systematics and biogeography of the circumglobally distributed genus Seriola (Pisces: Carangidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 93. 274–280. 20 indexed citations

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