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Spatio-temporal patterns of genetic variation in Arbacia lixula, a thermophilous sea urchin in expansion in the Mediterranean.
Heredity - 1 Feb 2019
Pérez-Portela Rocío, Wangensteen Owen S, Garcia-Cisneros Alex, Valero-Jiménez Claudio, Palacín Cruz, Turon Xavier
Abstract excerpt
The genetic structure of 13 populations of the amphiatlantic sea urchin Arbacia lixula, as well as temporal genetic changes in three of these localities, were assessed using ten hypervariable microsatellite loci. This thermophilous sea urchin is an important engineer species triggering the formation of barren grounds through its grazing activity. Its abundance seems to be increasing in most parts of the...
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