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The population genetic approach delineates the species boundary of reproductively isolated corymbose acroporid corals.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 May 2012
Nakajima Yuichi, Nishikawa Akira, Iguchi Akira, Sakai Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we used a population genetic approach with microsatellite markers to attempt to clarify the species boundary of Acropora corals. Species in this taxon are usually difficult to distinguish with the usual molecular phylogenetic approach. We used Acropora sp. 1 and Acropora digitifera as the target species to shed light on the species boundary of Acropora at the population level. These species are...
Topics
- Animals
- Anthozoa
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Mitochondria
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Sequence Analysis, DNA