Genetic study of Coris julis (Osteichthyes, Perciformes, Labridae) evolutionary history and dispersal abilities. | - CCMAR -

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TitleGenetic study of Coris julis (Osteichthyes, Perciformes, Labridae) evolutionary history and dispersal abilities.
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsAurelle, D, Guillemaud, T, Afonso, P, Morato, T, Wirtz, P, Santos, RSerrão, M. Cancela, L
Year of Publication2003
JournalC R Biol
Volume326
Issue8
Date Published2003 Aug
Pagination771-85
ISSN1631-0691
KeywordsAnimals, Atlantic Ocean, Biological Evolution, DNA, DNA, Mitochondrial, Genetic Variation, Genetics, Population, Mediterranean Sea, Microsatellite Repeats, Perciformes, Population Dynamics
Abstract

Microsatellite markers have been used to study the genetic variability of rainbow wrasse (Coris julis) Mediterranean and Atlantic populations. Differentiation tests failed to reveal any significant genetic differentiation among samples from continental Portugal and the Azores, despite more than 1800 km of geographical separation. Preliminary results tended to indicate a significant genetic differentiation among Atlantic and Mediterranean samples. It also supported the specific status of Cape Verde populations (Coris atlantica). We compare these results with previous mtDNA analyses and propose a biogeographic scenario that could explain our results.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14608697?dopt=Abstract

Alternate JournalC. R. Biol.
PubMed ID14608697
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