Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053602

Article

Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2012

Tahvanainen Pia, Alpermann Tilman J, Figueroa Rosa Isabel, John Uwe, Hakanen Päivi, Nagai Satoshi, Blomster Jaanika, Kremp Anke

Abstract excerpt

This study investigates the genetic structure of an eukaryotic microorganism, the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii, from the Baltic Sea, a geologically young and ecologically marginal brackish water estuary which is predicted to support evolution of distinct, genetically impoverished...

Topics

Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
Biological Evolution
Genetic Drift
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Microalgae
Microsatellite Repeats
Oceans and Seas

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