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Taxonomic and population genetic re-interpretation of two color morphs of the decollate snail, Rumina decollata (Mollusca, Pulmonata) in southern France.
Genetica - 1 Sept 2013
Prévot Vanya, Jordaens Kurt, Van Houtte Natalie, Sonet Gontran, Janssens Kenny, Castilho Rita, Backeljau Thierry
Abstract excerpt
The hermaphroditic terrestrial snail Rumina decollata has a mixed breeding system with a high prevalence of self-fertilization. In the Montpellier area (France), the species is represented by a dark and a light color morph. Based on allozyme data, both morphs have been reported as single, homozygous multilocus genotypes (MLG), differing at 13 out of 26 loci, but still showing occasional hybridization. Recent DNA...
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