Population genetics of the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) introduced in North America and Europe
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Autor/a
Cordero, David
Delgado, Marina
Liu, Baozhong
Ruesink, Jennifer
Saavedra, Carlos
Data de publicació
2017-01-03ISSN
2045-2322
Resum
Globally, the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) stands as the second most important bivalve
species in fisheries and aquaculture. Native to the Pacific coast of Asia, it is now well-established in
North America and Europe, where its on-going management reflects local economic interests. The
historic record of transfers spans the 20th century and suggests sequential movement from Japan to
North America, as a hitch-hiker on oysters, and then intentional introduction in Europe, but global
genetic data are missing. We have studied mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite markers in nine
populations from Asia, North America and Europe. The results from the two types of markers indicated
a good concordance of present-day genetic structure with the reported history of clam transfers across
continents, and no evidence of relevant concealed introductions from continental Asia in Europe and
North America. However, European populations showed a loss of genetic variability and significant
genetic differentiation as compared to their American counterparts. Our study shows that in spite of the
increasing ease for species to spread out of their native range, in the case of the Manila clam this has not
resulted in new invasion waves in the two studied continents.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
639 - Caça. Pesca. Piscicultura
Pàgines
13
Publicat per
Nature Research
Publicat a
Scientific Reports
Citació
Cordero, David, Marina Delgado, Baozhong Liu, Jennifer Ruesink, and Carlos Saavedra. 2017. "Population Genetics Of The Manila Clam (Ruditapes Philippinarum) Introduced In North America And Europe". Scientific Reports 7 (1). doi:10.1038/srep39745.
Número de l'acord de la subvenció
MINECO/Programa Estatal de fomento de la investigación científica y técnica de excelencia/AGL2013-49144-C3-3-R/ES/Fisiología y genética del crecimiento en bivalvos comerciales/
MICINN/Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia/AGL2007-60049/ES/DESARROLLO DE MICROSATELITES Y APLICACION AL ESTUDIO GENETICO DE LAS ALMEJAS FINA (RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS) Y JAPONESA (R.PHILIPPINARUM)/
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Aqüicultura
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