Population genetics of marine Pelecypods. 2. Genetic differences in microhabitats of Modiolus demissus
Koehn, R.K.; Turano, F.J.; Mitton, J.B. (1973). Population genetics of marine Pelecypods. 2. Genetic differences in microhabitats of Modiolus demissus. Evolution 27(1): 100-105. https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2407123
In: Evolution. Society for the Study of Evolution: Lancaster. ISSN 0014-3820; e-ISSN 1558-5646, meer
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- Koehn, R.K.
- Turano, F.J.
- Mitton, J.B.
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| Abstract |
Samples of the sedentary Modiolusdemissus from 0.66m vertically separate areas within the intertidal zone, differ significantly in the proportion of heterozygotes at the Tetrazolium Oxidase locus. Smallest animals exhibited a heterozygote deficiency, with heterozygosity increasing significantly with age. The observed genetic differences can be due to active site-selection of larvae, or more probably differential survival of heterozygotes. Genetic differences observed between microhabitats within the tidal zone do not occur in a pattern that allows speculation concerning the maintenance of polymorphism in populations dispersed in multiple niches. |
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