Ebook: Marine Genetics

Our current knowledge of marine organisms and the factors affecting their ecology, distribution and evolution has been revolutionised by the use, in the last 20 years, of molecular population genetics tools. This book is the result of a meeting of world-leading experts, in Rio de Janeiro, where the state of the art of this field was reviewed. Topics covered include the molecular analysis of bio-invasions, the recent developments in marine biotechnology, the factors affecting levels of genetic variation and population structure in marine organisms and their application to conservation biology, fisheries and aquaculture. This is the first book dedicated to the genetic study of marine organisms. It will be very useful to biology students, scientists and anyone working or simply interested in areas such as marine biology, zoology, ecology, and population and molecular genetics.

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Our current knowledge of marine organisms and the factors affecting their ecology, distribution and evolution has been revolutionised by the use, in the last 20 years, of molecular population genetics tools. This book is the result of a meeting of world-leading experts, in Rio de Janeiro, where the state of the art of this field was reviewed. Topics covered include the molecular analysis of bio-invasions, the recent developments in marine biotechnology, the factors affecting levels of genetic variation and population structure in marine organisms and their application to conservation biology, fisheries and aquaculture. This is the first book dedicated to the genetic study of marine organisms. It will be very useful to biology students, scientists and anyone working or simply interested in areas such as marine biology, zoology, ecology, and population and molecular genetics.

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Our current knowledge of marine organisms and the factors affecting their ecology, distribution and evolution has been revolutionised by the use, in the last 20 years, of molecular population genetics tools. This book is the result of a meeting of world-leading experts, in Rio de Janeiro, where the state of the art of this field was reviewed. Topics covered include the molecular analysis of bio-invasions, the recent developments in marine biotechnology, the factors affecting levels of genetic variation and population structure in marine organisms and their application to conservation biology, fisheries and aquaculture. This is the first book dedicated to the genetic study of marine organisms. It will be very useful to biology students, scientists and anyone working or simply interested in areas such as marine biology, zoology, ecology, and population and molecular genetics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The detection of spatial variation in widespread marine species: methods and bias in the analysis of population structure in the crown of thorns starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)....Pages 1-14
Molecular systematics of sponges (Porifera)....Pages 15-27
Genetics and marine pollution....Pages 29-43
Biotechnology and fish culture....Pages 45-47
Genetic differentiation in Chilean hake Merluccius gayi gayi (Pisces: Merlucciidae)....Pages 49-54
An overview of marine fish cytogenetics....Pages 55-62
Genetics of marine bioinvasions....Pages 63-71
Molecular genetic analyses of species boundaries in the sea....Pages 73-90
Gene transfer technology in aquaculture....Pages 91-94
Seven Hox genes sequences from the asterinid starfish Patiriella exigua (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)....Pages 95-98
The karyotype of Nodipecten nodosus (Bivalvia: Pectinidae)....Pages 99-102
Taxonomic status of the ‘Patella miniata’ species complex (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa....Pages 103-118
Techniques and statistical data analysis in molecular population genetics....Pages 119-135
DNA tests of neutral theory: applications in marine genetics....Pages 137-152
Molecular genetics and the management and conservation of marine organisms....Pages 153-164
Exploited marine invertebrates: genetics and fisheries....Pages 165-184
Effects of copper on the fitness of the Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Mollusca: Bivalvia)....Pages 185-189
Genetics in fisheries management....Pages 191-201
Genetic population structure of the swimming crab Callinectes danae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in southern Brazil....Pages 203-210
Genetic divergence and larval dispersal in two spider crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda)....Pages 211-219

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Our current knowledge of marine organisms and the factors affecting their ecology, distribution and evolution has been revolutionised by the use, in the last 20 years, of molecular population genetics tools. This book is the result of a meeting of world-leading experts, in Rio de Janeiro, where the state of the art of this field was reviewed. Topics covered include the molecular analysis of bio-invasions, the recent developments in marine biotechnology, the factors affecting levels of genetic variation and population structure in marine organisms and their application to conservation biology, fisheries and aquaculture. This is the first book dedicated to the genetic study of marine organisms. It will be very useful to biology students, scientists and anyone working or simply interested in areas such as marine biology, zoology, ecology, and population and molecular genetics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The detection of spatial variation in widespread marine species: methods and bias in the analysis of population structure in the crown of thorns starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)....Pages 1-14
Molecular systematics of sponges (Porifera)....Pages 15-27
Genetics and marine pollution....Pages 29-43
Biotechnology and fish culture....Pages 45-47
Genetic differentiation in Chilean hake Merluccius gayi gayi (Pisces: Merlucciidae)....Pages 49-54
An overview of marine fish cytogenetics....Pages 55-62
Genetics of marine bioinvasions....Pages 63-71
Molecular genetic analyses of species boundaries in the sea....Pages 73-90
Gene transfer technology in aquaculture....Pages 91-94
Seven Hox genes sequences from the asterinid starfish Patiriella exigua (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)....Pages 95-98
The karyotype of Nodipecten nodosus (Bivalvia: Pectinidae)....Pages 99-102
Taxonomic status of the ‘Patella miniata’ species complex (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa....Pages 103-118
Techniques and statistical data analysis in molecular population genetics....Pages 119-135
DNA tests of neutral theory: applications in marine genetics....Pages 137-152
Molecular genetics and the management and conservation of marine organisms....Pages 153-164
Exploited marine invertebrates: genetics and fisheries....Pages 165-184
Effects of copper on the fitness of the Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Mollusca: Bivalvia)....Pages 185-189
Genetics in fisheries management....Pages 191-201
Genetic population structure of the swimming crab Callinectes danae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in southern Brazil....Pages 203-210
Genetic divergence and larval dispersal in two spider crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda)....Pages 211-219
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