Marine Genetics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. The detection of spatial variation in widespread marine species: methods and bias in the analysis of population structure in the crown of thorns starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)

   • J. A. H. Benzie

   Pages 1-14

3. Molecular systematics of sponges (Porifera)

   • C. Borchiellini, C. Chombard, B. Lafay, N. Boury-Esnault

   Pages 15-27

4. Genetics and marine pollution

   • D. R. Dixon, J. T. Wilson

   Pages 29-43

5. Biotechnology and fish culture

   • F. Foresti

   Pages 45-47

6. Genetic differentiation in Chilean hake Merluccius gayi gayi (Pisces: Merlucciidae)

   • R. Galleguillos, L. Troncoso, C. Oyarzún, M. Astorga, M. Peñaloza

   Pages 49-54

7. An overview of marine fish cytogenetics

   • P. M. Galetti Jr., C. T. Aguilar, W. F. Molina

   Pages 55-62

8. Genetics of marine bioinvasions

   • B. S. Holland

   Pages 63-71

9. Molecular genetic analyses of species boundaries in the sea

   • N. Knowlton

   Pages 73-90

10. Gene transfer technology in aquaculture

    • J. A. Levy, L. F. Marins, A. Sanchez

    Pages 91-94

11. Seven Hox genes sequences from the asterinid starfish Patiriella exigua (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)

    • S. C. Long, V. B. Morris, M. Byrne

    Pages 95-98

12. The karyotype of Nodipecten nodosus (Bivalvia: Pectinidae)

    • E. Pauls, P. R. A. M. Affonso

    Pages 99-102

13. Taxonomic status of the ‘Patella miniata’ species complex (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa

    • T. M. Ridgway, G. M. Branch, B. A. Stewart, A. N. Hodgson

    Pages 103-118

14. Techniques and statistical data analysis in molecular population genetics

    • E. P. Silva, C. A. M. Russo

    Pages 119-135

15. DNA tests of neutral theory: applications in marine genetics

    • D. O. F. Skibinski

    Pages 137-152

16. Molecular genetics and the management and conservation of marine organisms

    • N. A. Sweijd, R. C. K. Bowie, B. S. Evans, A. L. Lopata

    Pages 153-164

17. Exploited marine invertebrates: genetics and fisheries

    • J. P. Thorpe, A. M. Solé-Cava, P. C. Watts

    Pages 165-184

18. Effects of copper on the fitness of the Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

    • L. Troncoso, R. Galleguillos, A. Larrain

    Pages 185-189

19. Genetics in fisheries management

    • R. D. Ward

    Pages 191-201

20. Genetic population structure of the swimming crab Callinectes danae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in southern Brazil

    • L. I. Weber, J. A. Levy

    Pages 203-210

Our current knowledge of marine organisms and the factors affecting their ecology, distribution and evolution has been revolutionised by the use, in the last 20 years, of molecular population genetics tools. This book is the result of a meeting of world-leading experts, in Rio de Janeiro, where the state of the art of this field was reviewed. Topics covered include the molecular analysis of bio-invasions, the recent developments in marine biotechnology, the factors affecting levels of genetic variation and population structure in marine organisms and their application to conservation biology, fisheries and aquaculture. This is the first book dedicated to the genetic study of marine organisms. It will be very useful to biology students, scientists and anyone working or simply interested in areas such as marine biology, zoology, ecology, and population and molecular genetics.

• asteroidea
• conservation of marine organisms
• crown of thorns starfish
• echinodermata
• evolution
• fisheries management
• gadidae
• genetic divergence
• marine bioinvasions
• marine fish cytogenetics
• marine invertebrates
• marine pollution
• marine species
• spider crabs
• systematics

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  Antonio M. Solé-Cava, Claudia A. M. Russo, John P. Thorpe

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