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Gene flow of Acanthaster planci (L.) in relation to ocean currents revealed by microsatellite analysis.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2009
Yasuda Nina, Nagai Satoshi, Hamaguchi Masami, Okaji Ken, Gérard Karin, Nadaoka Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
Population outbreaks of the coral-eating starfish, Acanthaster planci, are hypothesized to spread to many localities in the Indo-Pacific Ocean through dispersal of planktonic larvae. To elucidate the gene flow of A. planci across the Indo-Pacific in relation to ocean currents and to test the larval dispersal hypothesis, the genetic structure among 23 samples over the Indo-Pacific was analysed using seven highly...
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