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Connectivity and Molecular Ecology of Antarctic Fishes

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Intraspecific biodiversity is affected by homogenizing factors, mostly through gene flow, and differentiating factors such as mutation, genetic drift and selection. At first sight, the structure of fish populations of the Southern Ocean should be under influence of the Circumpolar Antarctic Current. Some species do indeed show evidence for strong connectivity, with genotypes being shared across the full range. However, species-specific life-history traits and local factors influence the patterns of many taxa such that distinct populations have evolved. Also global change (fishing and climate change) measurably impacts genetic structure, such that ma­nagement measures are needed. Quota systems have been implemented for some time, while the delineation of marine protected areas is in progress.

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Funding is acknowledged from the Belgian Federal Agency for Science Policy (BELSPO; programs PELAGANT, PADI and ANTABIF), the Research Foundation Flanders (Belgian network for DNA barcoding; W0.009.11N) and UK NERC AFI 6/16 grant. We thank G. di Prisco for excellent guidance in the preparation of the chapter.

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  3. Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 27, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

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Volckaert, F.A., Rock, J., Van de Putte, A.P. (2012). Connectivity and Molecular Ecology of Antarctic Fishes. In: di Prisco, G., Verde, C. (eds) Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments, Volume 1. From Pole to Pole. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27352-0_5

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