Genetics of Scottish populations of the native oyster, Ostrea edulis: Gene flow, human intervention and conservation

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 389-402

  Beaumont, Andy ^a   Garcia, Manuela Truebano ^a   Hönig, Stephan ^a   Low, Paula ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetics; Microsatellites; Ostrea edulis; Oysters; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIVALVE; CONSERVATION STATUS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATIVE SPECIES; OYSTER CULTURE;

BENELUX; BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HIGHLAND; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SCOTLAND; SKYE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

OSTREA EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 33847109001     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2007008     Document Type: Article

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