Author: Valliammal ChockalingamPublisher:
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Category : Dungeness crab
Languages : en
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Genetic Analysis of Larval Dispersal of Dungeness Crab, Cancer Magister
Author: Valliammal ChockalingamPublisher:
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Category : Dungeness crab
Languages : en
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Genetic Connectivity of Dungeness Crab (Cancer Magister) in the California Current System and Puget Sound
Author: Tyler M. JacksonPublisher:
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Category : Crab populations
Languages : en
Pages : 89
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Understanding connectivity among exploited populations is critical to their sustainable management and long-term viability. In the marine environment, estimates of connectivity often rely on the use of genetic markers, as dispersal primarily occurs during a planktonic larval phase which is difficult to track using direct methods. In this thesis, we investigated the population genetic structure of the most valuable commercially harvested species on the west coast of the United States, the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister). We utilized both population- and individual-based genetic analyses to establish baseline knowledge of genetic connectivity of Dungeness crab throughout ~1,200 km of the California Current System (CCS) in 2012, and tested for inter-annual variability in our estimates by sampling again in 2014. In 2012, we observed a pattern of isolation by distance despite there being little genetic population structure throughout our study range. In addition, several sites had significant evidence of kin aggregation, which was correlated with genetic differentiation as measured by pairwise FST. In 2014, pairwise FST estimates were noticeably lower, there was no spatial autocorrelation, and fewer sights had significant evidence of kin aggregation. We attributed these findings to increased migrant exchange during potential larval dispersal years, which was mediated by variation in physical oceanographic conditions (i.e. Pacific Decadal Oscillation phase, timing of the spring transition, amount of upwelling during the spring and summer). Dispersal trajectory, and thus gene flow, is likely influenced by variation in physical oceanographic conditions, thereby affecting genetic population structure. Estimates of effective population size (N[subscript E]) indicated that N[subscript E] was large in both 2012 and 2014, but we were unable to discern any change between years. Together, these findings suggest that Dungeness crab in the CCS may constitute a single evolutionary population, though geographically limited dispersal results in isolation by distance. We also evaluated genetic connectivity among Dungeness crab inhabiting a partially enclosed water body, Puget Sound, in comparison to those residing in the coastal ocean. With the exception of Hood Canal, we observed genetic homogeneity within both Puget Sound and coastal Washington. Genetic differentiation between Puget Sound and coastal Washington was variable among sites, therefore genetic connectivity is stronger within either area than between them. Overall, our results suggest that Dungeness crab exemplify characteristics of a ‘high gene flow’ species, despite evidence supporting geographically limited gene flow. Our findings did not indicate that altering the management strategy to reflect discrete genetic subunits or conversation needs (i.e. low genetic diversity) is necessary at this time. In addition, our findings highlight the need for future research to investigate demographic processes that influence gene flow (i.e. dispersal trajectory).
A Study of Genetic Variability in Larval and Adult Populations of Dungeness Crab (Cancer Magister)
Author: Cairbre FanslowPublisher:
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Category : Dungeness crab
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Spatial and temporal genetic variation was assessed using mitochondrial DNA from adult and megalopae of Dungeness crabs, Cancer magister, from Fraser Delta in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. Megalopae were continuously sampled using light traps in one location, Coos Bay, Oregon, and compared with adults sampled across the species' range. While small-scale spatial and temporal variation were evident, there was no significant fit to the Isolation-by-Distance model when considering adult and larvae populations sampled over a coastal length of ~1700 km (Mantel r = 0.059, p = 0.289). Smaller bays showed higher genetic diversity than larger bays, contrary to typical expectations. MtDNA diversity measures (assessed by canonical correlation analysis) were correlated with bay size and depth, suggesting that hydrological patterns or fishing harvests in local areas (or a combination of both) influenced the observed genetic signature. The Dungeness crab ancestral population likely went through a historic population expansion associated with recent glacial relaxation, as evidenced by mismatch distributions and predominance of singleton haplotypes. In larval samples, we commonly observed numerous individuals of a haplotype, which suggests that families of larvae remain aggregated during dispersal. Sampled offspring revealed a low fraction of the adult gene pool (in accordance with the Hedgecock effect), yet high variability in recruitment over time. A realized long distance dispersal of larvae and the additive effects of recruitment from different sources over time may have prevented significant genetic differentiation within the C. magister range.
The Influence of Behavior and Hydrodynamics on the Dispersal of Dungeness Crab, Cancer Magister, Larvae
Author: Leif Kevin RasmusonPublisher:
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Category : Dungeness crab
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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The Effects of Larval Behavior and Distribution on the Cross Shelf Dispersal of Coastal Crabs
Author: Alan Lloyd ShanksPublisher:
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Category : Crabs
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Biological Effects of Pesticides on the Dungeness Crab
Author: Richard Stanley CaldwellPublisher:
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Category : Dungeness crab
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Genetic Analysis of Recruitment and Dispersal Patterns in the Porcelain Shore Crab, Petrolisthes Cinctipes
Author: Robert John ToonenPhylogeography and Population Genetics in Crustacea
Author: Christoph HeldPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439840741
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Recently, technological progress and the rise of DNA barcoding efforts have led to a significant increase in the availability of molecular datasets on intraspecific variability. Carcinologists and other organismal biologists, who want to use molecular tools to investigate patterns on the scale of populations, face a bewildering variety of genetic m
Observations on the Larval Hatching Success of Dungeness Crab, Cancer Magister, from the San Francisco and Eureka-Crescent City Region
Author: Earl E. EbertPublisher:
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Category : Crab culture
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Effects of Ocean Acidification on Dispersal Behavior in the Larval Stage of the Dungeness Crab and the Pacific Green Shore Crab
Author: Anna-Mai Florentine ChristmasPublisher:
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Category : Crabs
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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