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Intraspecific genetic structure, divergence and high rates of clonality in an amphi-Atlantic starfish.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2018
Garcia-Cisneros Alex, Palacín Creu, Ventura Carlos Renato Rezende, Feital Barbara, Paiva Paulo Cesar, Pérez-Portela Rocío
Abstract excerpt
Intraspecific genetic diversity and divergence have a large influence on the adaption and evolutionary potential of species. The widely distributed starfish, Coscinasterias tenuispina, combines sexual reproduction with asexual reproduction via fission. Here we analyse the phylogeography of this starfish to reveal historical and contemporary processes driving its intraspecific genetic divergence. We further...
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