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Squid in the antarctic and subantarctic, their biology and ecology

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From the abstract of the referenced paper: Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers (RAPDs) were applied in a cephalopod population study. Samples of the squid Moroteuthis ingens taken from around the Falkland Islands and Macquarie Island were used to test a null hypothesis that M. ingens forms a single, panmictic population in the Southern Ocean. Six of the 8 arbitrary RAPD primers screened produced a total of 30 reproducible polymorphic bands. Analysis of RAPD allele frequencies demonstrated high levels of variation between individuals but little variation between two sample sites. Although the differentiation between the two sites was low, subtle population structure was detected and the null hypothesis was rejected. The implications of low genetic differentiation between the two sites are briefly discussed in terms of possible egg and para-larval drift facilitated via the circumpolar current. The PDF document available for download also includes a number of data tables. See also ASAC project 1242 (ASAC_1242), Biology of Southern Ocean squid, ecological importance and potential commercial implications - a preliminary assessment.

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Title Squid in the antarctic and subantarctic, their biology and ecology
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/5da20e29-e250-47bd-a637-3ef6fe827999
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/09/2001 - 30/06/2006
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Squid in the antarctic and subantarctic, their biology and ecology". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/squid-in-the-antarctic-and-subantarctic-their-biology-and-ecology1