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Mitochondrial, nuclear and morphological differentiation in the swimming crab Liocarcinus depurator along the Atlantic-Mediterranean transition.
Scientific reports - 20 Aug 2024
García-Merchán Victor Hugo, Palero Ferran, Rufino Marta, Macpherson Enrique, Abelló Pere, Pascual Marta
Abstract excerpt
Environmental gradients in the sea may coincide with phenotypic or genetic gradients resulting from an evolutionary balance between selection and dispersal. The population differentiation of the swimming crab, Liocarcinus depurator, an important by-catch species in the Mediterranean Sea and North-East Atlantic, was assessed using both genetic and morphometric approaches. A total of 472 specimens were collected...
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