AFLPs reveal different population genetic structure under contrasting environments in the marine snail Nucella lapillus L

Dispersal has received growing attention in marine ecology, particularly since evidence obtained with up-to-date techniques challenged the traditional view. The dogwhelk Nucella lapillus L., a sedentary gastropod with direct development, is a good example: dispersal was traditionally assumed to be l...

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Published in:PloS one 2012-11, Vol.7 (11), p.e49776-e49776
Main Authors: Carro, Belén, Quintela, María, Ruiz, José Miguel, Barreiro, Rodolfo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amplified fragment length polymorphism
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
Animals
Biology
Case studies
Coastal structures
Dispersal
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Environment
Exposure
Females
Gastropoda
Genetic structure
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Larvae
Marine Biology
Marine ecology
Microsatellite Repeats - genetics
Microsatellites
Mollusca
Nassarius reticulatus
Nucella lapillus
Plant biology
Population
Population genetics
Prosobranchia
Snails - genetics
Spain
Studies
Wave dispersion
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Summary:Dispersal has received growing attention in marine ecology, particularly since evidence obtained with up-to-date techniques challenged the traditional view. The dogwhelk Nucella lapillus L., a sedentary gastropod with direct development, is a good example: dispersal was traditionally assumed to be limited until studies with microsatellites disputed this idea. To shed some light on this controversy, the genetic structure of dogwhelk populations in northwest Spain was investigated with highly polymorphic AFLP markers giving special attention to the influence of hydrodynamic stress. In agreement with the expectations for a poor disperser, our results show a significant genetic structure at regional (
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0049776