Project record of Tapes decussatus and T. philippinarum (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

Information

Type
Project
Name
Tapes decussatus and T. philippinarum (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
Description @en
Objective: Genetic characterization of T. decussatus in the Azores as a highly isolated, pure stock of the species (founder effects, genetic differentiation, conservation and exploitation issues); investigating relationships and possible genetic interaction between T. decussatus and T. philippinarum. Design: Temporal sampling of T. decussatus in Faja de Santo Cristo (island of Sao Jorge in the Azores); additional sampling of the species and of T. philippinarum along the European coasts. Methodology: Allozyme electrophoresis; in the future possibly random amplified polymorphic DNA, single strand conformation polymorphisms and microsatellites.
Start date
1993
End date
2000

Institutes & people involved

Backeljau Thierry
associated with: Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Operationele Directie Taxonomie en Fylogenie; Afdeling Malacologie
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen
role: Sponsor

Expertise

Coastal waters
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 1653
Genetics
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 3596
Isolation (genetics)
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 4487
Marine biology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 4990
Marine invertebrates
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 5007
Molluscs
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 9785
Species
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 7867
taxonomic terms
Ruditapes philippinarum
Tapes (Ruditapes) decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
geographic terms
ANE, Azores, Sao Jorge I.

special collections

Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

record metadata

date created: 2003-11-26
date modified: 2007-07-04