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Population genetics features for persistent, but transient, Botryllus schlosseri (Urochordata) congregations in a central Californian marina.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Aug 2016
Karahan Arzu, Douek Jacob, Paz Guy, Rinkevich Baruch
Abstract excerpt
The colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri is a globally distributed, invasive ascidian that has colonized the Californian coasts of the USA during the mid-late 1940s and has, since the late 1980s, spread north to Washington. This study analyzes the population genetic characteristics of transient populations residing at the Elkhorn Yacht-Club (EYC), in central California (seven sessions, 1996-2008), which...
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