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Becheler, Ronan; Cassone, Anne-laure; Noel, Philippe; Mouchel, Olivier; Morrison, Cheryl L.; Arnaud-haond, Sophie. |
Sampling in the deep sea is a technical challenge, which has hindered the acquisition of robust datasets that are necessary to determine the fine-grained biological patterns and processes that may shape genetic diversity. Estimates of the extent of clonality in deep-sea species, despite the importance of clonality in shaping the local dynamics and evolutionary trajectories, have been largely obscured by such limitations. Cold-water coral reefs along European margins are formed mainly by two reef-building species, Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata. Here we present a fine-grained analysis of the genotypic and genetic composition of reefs occurring in the Bay of Biscay, based on an innovative deep-sea sampling protocol. This strategy was designed to be... |
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Palavras-chave: Cold-water coral; Lophelia pertusa; Madrepora oculata; Clonality; Fine-grained spatial genetic structure; Standardized sampling. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00300/41117/40291.pdf |
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