Population subdivision of the brackish-water crab Deiratonotus cristatus on the Japanese coast

• Published in: Zoological science Vol. 29; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Kawamoto, Mayuko, Wada, Keiji, Kawane, Masako, Kamada, Mahito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Animals; Brachyura - genetics; Brachyura - physiology; Demography; Ecosystem; Female; Haplotypes; Japan; Male; Reproduction - physiology; Sexual Maturation; Japan

We investigated the genetic structure of populations of the brackish-water crab Deiratonotus cristatus (de Man, 1895) (family Camptandriidae) on the Japanese coast, together with morphological and the ecological variations. Genetic characteristics of the local populations based on mitochondrial DNA...