MORPHOLOGICAL AND ALLOZYMIC VARIATION IN POPULATIONS OF MYTILUS-GALLOPROVINCIALIS FROM THE AEGEAN SEA

Authors
KARAKOUSIS Y SPANDOU E SOPHRONIDIS K TRIANTAPHYLLIDIS C
Citation
Y. Karakousis et al., MORPHOLOGICAL AND ALLOZYMIC VARIATION IN POPULATIONS OF MYTILUS-GALLOPROVINCIALIS FROM THE AEGEAN SEA, Journal of molluscan studies, 59, 1993, pp. 165-173
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology,"Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of molluscan studies → ACNP
ISSN journal
02601230
Volume
59
Year of publication
1993
Part
2
Pages
165 - 173
Database
ISI
SICI code
0260-1230(1993)59:<165:MAAVIP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Eight populations of Mytilus galloprovincialis from different coasts o f the Northern and Central Aegean Sea have been investigated at the mo rphological and allozymic level. A significant degree of variation was found within and among the populations. The average degree of heteroz ygosity ranges from 0.085 to 0.14 and it is lower than those reported for other populations of the same species. No correlation was found be tween the degree of heterozygosity and the morphological variability a mong the populations examined.