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Geographic range in Chthamalus along the west coast of North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2005

J.P. Wares  and
A.E. Castañeda
J.P. Wares
Affiliation:
University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
A.E. Castañeda
Affiliation:
University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Abstract

Identification of the range boundaries and microgeographic distribution of cryptic species is greatly facilitated by the use of genetic markers. Here we characterize the geographic range overlap between two cryptic species, Chthamalus fissus and C. dalli, and show that as with other barnacle species, their distribution and abundance is probably dictated more by microhabitat characteristics and the presence of conspecifics than broader environmental gradients. We also show that C. dalli appears to be panmictic across the studied range.

Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 85 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 327 - 331
Copyright
2005 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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