Geospatial Statistics Strengthen the Ability of Natural Geochemical Tags to Estimate Range-Wide Population Connectivity in Marine Species

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA Consolidated Safety Services, Inc., Fairfax, VA 22030, USA Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, USA