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Kin-Aggregations Explain Chaotic Genetic Patchiness, a Commonly Observed Genetic Pattern, in a Marine Fish.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Selwyn Jason D, Hogan J Derek, Downey-Wall Alan M, Gurski Lauren M, Portnoy David S, Heath Daniel D
Abstract excerpt
The phenomenon of chaotic genetic patchiness is a pattern commonly seen in marine organisms, particularly those with demersal adults and pelagic larvae. This pattern is usually associated with sweepstakes recruitment and variable reproductive success. Here we investigate the biological underpinnings of this pattern in a species of marine goby Coryphopterus personatus. We find that populations of this species show...
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