Environmental Correlates to Genetic Variation in the Coral Reef Fish, Thalassoma bifasciatum
Description:
Genetic variation was examined in bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum, populations along the Florida Keys. Interpretion of mean heterozygosity (H), percent polymorphic loci per population (P), genetic similarity, and F and G statistics demonstrated a clear division of wrasse populations into "northern" and "southern" groups. Correlation and cluster analyses indicated the six reefs can be grouped in a similar fashion based on genetic and environmental data. The conclusion from this analysis …
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Date:
December 1988
Creator:
Pirkle, Michelle S. (Michelle Serpas)