Article
Limits to gene flow in a cosmopolitan marine planktonic diatom.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Jul 2010
Casteleyn Griet, Leliaert Frederik, Backeljau Thierry, Debeer Ann-Eline, Kotaki Yuichi, Rhodes Lesley, Lundholm Nina, Sabbe Koen, Vyverman Wim
Abstract excerpt
The role of geographic isolation in marine microbial speciation is hotly debated because of the high dispersal potential and large population sizes of planktonic microorganisms and the apparent lack of strong dispersal barriers in the open sea. Here, we show that gene flow between distant populations of the globally distributed, bloom-forming diatom species Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (clade I) is limited and...
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