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Isolation by distance in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Chesapeake Bay.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Rose Colin G, Paynter Kennedy T, Hare Matthew P
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Intensive efforts are underway to restore depleted stocks of Crassostrea virginica in Chesapeake Bay. However, the extent of gene flow among local populations, an important force mediating the success of these endeavors, is poorly understood. Spatial and temporal population structures were examined in C. virginica from Chesapeake Bay using eight microsatellite loci. Deficits in heterozygosity relative to...
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