Abstract
Genetic variability of the blue crab,Callinectes sapidus, was estimated for populations in Chesapeake and Chincoteague Bays. Genetic similarity between these populations was attributed to larval intermixing in the mid-Atlantic Bight.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Literature Cited
Cargo, D. G. 1958. The migration of adult female blue crabs,Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in Chincoteague Bay and adjacent waters.J. Mar. Res. 16:180–191.
Costlow, J. D., Jr., andC. G. Bookhout. 1959. The larval development ofCallinectes sapidus reared in the laboratory.Biol. Bull. 116:373–396.
Leber, K. M., and R. C. Lippson. 1970. Identity and distribution of decapod crustaceans in relation to environmental factors of Chincoteague Bay. Assateague Ecological Studies. Natural Resources Institute Cont. No. 446. Univ. of Md., 426 p.
Nei, M. 1975. Molecular population genetics and evolution. New York, American Elsevier Pub. Co., 288 p.
Nichols, P., andP. M. Keney. 1963. Crab larvae (Callinectes) in plankton collections from cruises of M/V Theodore N. Gill. South American coast of the U.S. 1953–54.U. S. Fish and Wildl. Serv., Spec. Sci. Rept. Fisheries 448:1–14.
Poulick, M. D. 1957. Starch gel electrophoresis in a discontinuous system of buffers.Nature 180:1477–79.
Ridgway, J. G., S. W. Sherburne, andR. D. Lewis. 1970. Polymorphism in the esterases of Atlantic herring.Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 99:147–151.
Sandifer, P. A. 1973. Distribution and abundance of decapod crustacean larvae in York River Estuary and adjacent lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 1960–69.Chesapeake Sci. 14(4):235–257.
— 1975. The role of pelagic larvae in recruitment to populations of adult decapod crustaceans in York River Estuary and adjacent lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 1960–69.Estuarine and Coastal Mar. Sci. 3:269–279.
Schaal, B. A., and W. W. Anderson. 1974. An outline of techniques for starch gel electrophoresis of enzymes from the American oysterCrassostrea virginica Gmelin. Technical Report Series, Georgia Mar. Sci. Center. Unpublished manuscript. 17 p.
Scheltema, R. S. 1975. Relationship of larval dispersal, gene flow and natural selection to geographic variation of benthic invertebrates in estuaries and along coastal regions, p. 372–391.In L. E. Cronin (Ed.), Estuarine Research I: Chemistry, Biology and Estuarine Systems. Academic Press, Inc., New York, N.Y.
Selander, R. K. 1976. Genic variation in natural populations, p. 21–45.In. F. S. Ayala (Ed.), Molecular evolution. Sunderland, Mass. Sinauer Assoc. Inc.
—M. H. Smith, S. Y. Yang, W. E. Johnson, andF. B. Gentry. 1971. Biochemical polymorphism and systematics in the genus Peromyscus. I. Variation in the old-field mouse (Peromyscus polionolus). Studies in Genetics IV. Univ. Texas Publ. 7103:49–90.
Shaw, C. R., andR. Prasad. 1970. Starch gel electrophoresis of enzymes—a compilation of recipes.Biochem. Genet. 4:297–320.
Tracey, M. L., K. Nelson, D. Hedgecock, R. A. Shleser, andM. L. Pressick. 1975. Biochemical genetics of lobsters: Genetic variation and the structure of American lobster (Homarus americanus) populations.J. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada 32:2091–2101.
Williams, A. B. 1974. The swimming crabs of the genusCallinectes (Decapoda: Portunidae).Fish Bull. 73(3):685–798.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Contribution No. 837, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, University of Maryland.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Cole, M.A., Morgan, R.P. Genetic variation in two populations of blue crab,Callinectes sapidus . Estuaries 1, 202–205 (1978). https://doi.org/10.2307/1351466
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1351466