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The Roles of Plasticity and Selection in Rapid Phenotypic Changes at the Pacific Oyster Invasion Front in Europe.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2025
Kinnby Alexandra, Robert Chloé, Havenhand Jonathan N, Broström Göran, Bussière Luc, De Wit Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Invasive species present significant management challenges worldwide due to their ability to rapidly adapt to novel environments. The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, a globally distributed invasive species, arrived in western Sweden in 2006 but has not yet colonised the low salinity waters of the Baltic Sea, presumably because low salinities act as a barrier to reproduction. We used classic mating designs to...
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- Animals
- Introduced Species
- Phenotype
- Salinity
- Crassostrea
- Selection, Genetic
- Reproduction