Genetic structure among 50 species of the northeastern Pacific rocky intertidal community.

ABSTRACT: Comparing many species' population genetic patterns across the same seascape can identify species with different levels of structure, and suggest hypotheses about the processes that cause such variation for species in the same ecosystem. This comparative approach helps focus on geographic barriers and selective or demographic processes that define genetic connectivity on an ecosystem scale, the understanding of which is particularly important for large-scale management efforts. Moreover, a multispecies dataset has great statistical advantages over single-species studies, lending explanatory power in an effort to uncover the mechanisms driving population structure. Here, we analyze a 50-species dataset of Pacific nearshore invertebrates with the aim of discovering the most influential struc

SUBMITTER: Kelly RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2799524 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature