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Genetic differentiation in the squid Moroteuthis ingens inferred from RAPD analysis
Citation
Sands, CJ and Jarman, S and Jackson, GD, Genetic differentiation in the squid Moroteuthis ingens inferred from RAPD analysis, Polar Biology, 26, (3) pp. 166-170. ISSN 0722-4060 (2003) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1007/s00300-002-0467-7
Abstract
Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers (RAPDs) were applied in a cephalopod population study. Samples of the squid Moroteuthis ingens taken from around the Falkland Islands and Macquarie Island were used to test a null hypothesis that M. ingens forms a single, panmictic population in the Southern Ocean. Six of the 8 arbitrary RAPD primers screened produced a total of 30 reproducible polymorphic bands. Analysis of RAPD allele frequencies demonstrated high levels of variation between individuals but little variation between two sample sites. Although the differentiation between the two sites was low, subtle population structure was detected and the null hypothesis was rejected. The implications of low genetic differentiation between the two sites are briefly discussed in terms of possible egg and paralarval drift facilitated via the circumpolar current.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
Objective Field: | Marine biodiversity |
UTAS Author: | Sands, CJ (Mr Chester Sands) |
UTAS Author: | Jackson, GD (Dr George Jackson) |
ID Code: | 29063 |
Year Published: | 2003 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 16 |
Deposited By: | IASOS |
Deposited On: | 2003-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2004-05-19 |
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