Causations of phylogeographic barrier of some rocky shore species along the Chinese coastline.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substrate, ocean current and freshwater discharge are recognized as important factors that control the larval dispersal and recruitment of intertidal species. Life history traits of individual species will determine the differential responses to these physical factors, and hence resulting in contrasting phylogeography across the same biogeographic barrier. To determine how these factors affect genetic structure of rocky shore species along the China coast, a comparative phylogeographic study of four intertidal and subtidal species was conducted using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA by combining new sequences from Siphonaria japonica with previously published sequences from three species (Cellana toreuma, Sargassum horneri and Atrina pectinata).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4465721 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature