The evolutionary ecology of Daphnia.

doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-7527-1_28

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The evolutionary ecology of Daphnia.

EXS - 1 Jan 1994

Schierwater B, Ender A, Schwenk K, Spaak P, Streit B

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In order to generate genetic markers from both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, we used three PCR-based techniques (RAPD, mtDNA-RFLPs, and sequencing of an amplified mtDNA fragment) to illuminate various aspects of the population genetics of large-lake Daphnia species. Estimations of genetic divers...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
DNA, Mitochondrial
Daphnia
Ecology
Female
Genetic Markers
Genotype
Hybridization, Genetic
Isoenzymes
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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