Seasonal patterns of population structure in a colonial marine invertebrate (Bugula stolonifera, Bryozoa).

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For sessile invertebrates, the degree to which dispersal mechanisms transport individuals away from their natal grounds can have significant ecological implications. Even though the larvae of the marine bryozoan Bugula stolonifera have limited dispersal potential, high levels of genetic mixing have been found within their conspecific aggregations. In this study, we investigated whether this high mixing within...

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