title: Genetic study of Coris julis (Osteichthyes, Perciformes, Labridae) evolutionary history and dispersal abilities.
abstract: Microsatellite markers have been used to study the genetic variability of rainbow wrasse (Coris julis) Mediterranean and Atlantic populations. Differentiation tests failed to reveal any significant genetic differentiation among samples from continental Portugal and the Azores, despite more than 1800 km of geographical separation. Preliminary results tended to indicate a significant genetic differentiation among Atlantic and Mediterranean samples. It also supported the specific status of Cape Verde populations (Coris atlantica). We compare these results with previous mtDNA analyses and propose a biogeographic scenario that could explain our results.
authors: CCMAR-Universidade do Algarve, Faro 8005-139, Portugal. aurelle@com.univ-mrs.fr
authors: Didier
authors: D
authors: Aurelle
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Guillemaud
authors: Pedro
authors: P
authors: Afonso
authors: Telmo
authors: T
authors: Morato
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Wirtz
authors: Ricardo Serrão
authors: RS
authors: Santos
authors: M Leonor
authors: ML
authors: Cancela
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D011157:Population Dynamics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004247:DNA