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Allozyme variation in Busycon whelks (Gastropoda: Melongenidae).
Biochemical genetics - 1 Oct 2000
Berlocher S H
Abstract excerpt
Large Busycon whelks are used in physiological research and are key predators in shallow water marine communities in eastern North America. Allozyme analysis of 16 loci in Busycon carica (knobbed whelk), B. sinistrum (left-handed or lightning whelk), and the closely related outgroup Busycotypus spiratum (pear whelk) was performed. Striking differences in within-species genetic differentiation were observed....
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