Introduction and general scope of the thesis
Gysels, E.S. (2003). Introduction and general scope of the thesis, in: Gysels, E.S. Genetische structuur en evolutieve patronen van Pomatoschistus grondels op het Europees Continentaal Plat en in de Middellandse Zee = Genetic structure and evolutionary patterns in Pomatoschistus gobies on the European Continental Shelf and in the Mediterranean Sea. pp. 5-27 In: Gysels, E.S. (2003). Genetische structuur en evolutieve patronen van Pomatoschistus grondels op het Europees Continentaal Plat en in de Middellandse Zee = Genetic structure and evolutionary patterns in Pomatoschistus gobies on the European Continental Shelf and in the Mediterranean Sea. PhD Thesis. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL): Leuven. 206 pp., more |
| Keywords | Biogeny > Phylogeny
Biology > Genetics
Pomatoschistus lozanoi (de Buen, 1923) [WoRMS]; Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838) [WoRMS]; Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) [WoRMS]
ANE, Europe [Marine Regions]; MED, Europe [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract | An overview is presented of the principal mechanisms responsible for population genetic structure in marine organisms and the methods used for studying population differentiation. We discuss this in relation to the three species of marine fish under study: the sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770), Lozano's goby, Pomatoschistus lozanoi (de Buen, 1923), and the common goby, Pomatoschistus microps (Kroyer, 1838) (Teleostei, Gobiidae). We summarise the available data on (1) the biology of these species and (2) past and present-day oceanographic features throughout their distributional range in order to formulate hypotheses concerning their genetic structure. |
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