Microsatellite DNA markers and morphometrics reveal a complex population structure in a merobenthic octopus species (Octopus maorum) in south-east Australia and New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorDoubleday, Z.
dc.contributor.authorSemmens, J.
dc.contributor.authorSmolenski, A.
dc.contributor.authorShaw, P.
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractFive polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed and then used to assess the population genetic structure of a commercially harvested merobenthic octopus species (Octopus maorum) in south-east Australian and New Zealand (NZ) waters. Beak and stylet morphometrics were also used to assess population differentiation in conjunction with the genetic data. Genetic variation across all loci and all sampled populations was very high (mean number alleles = 15, mean expected heterozygosity = 0.85). Microsatellites revealed significant genetic structuring (overall F <inf>ST</inf> = 0.024, p < 0.001), which did not fit an isolation-by-distance model of population differentiation. Divergence was observed between Australian and NZ populations, between South Australia and north-east Tasmania, and between two relatively proximate Tasmanian sites. South Australian and southern Tasmanian populations were genetically homogeneous, indicating a level of connectivity on a scale of 1,500 km. Morphometric data also indicated significant differences between Australian and NZ populations. The patterns of population structuring identified can be explained largely in relation to regional oceanographic features. © 2009 Springer-Verlag.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityZoë Anne Doubleday, Jayson M. Semmens, Adam J. Smolenski, Paul W. Shaw
dc.identifier.citationMarine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters, 2009; 156(6):1183-1192
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00227-009-1160-y
dc.identifier.issn0025-3162
dc.identifier.issn1432-1793
dc.identifier.orcidDoubleday, Z. [0000-0003-0045-6377]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/72734
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlag Heidelberg
dc.rights© Springer-Verlag 2009
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1160-y
dc.titleMicrosatellite DNA markers and morphometrics reveal a complex population structure in a merobenthic octopus species (Octopus maorum) in south-east Australia and New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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