Population differentiation of the shore crab Carcinus maenas (Brachyura: Portunidae) on the southwest English coast based on genetic and morphometric analyses

Carcinus maenas has a planktonic larval phase which can potentially disperse over large distances. Consequently, larval transport is expected to play an important role in promoting gene flow and determining population structure. In the present study, population structuring on the southwest coast of...

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Main Authors: Inês C. Silva, M. Judite Alves, Jose Paula, Stephen J. Hawkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2010-09-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1172