Beyond the Coral Triangle: high genetic diversity and near panmixia in Singapore's populations of the broadcast spawning sea star Protoreaster nodosus

• Published in: Royal Society open science Vol. 3; no. 8; p. 160253
• Main Authors: Tay, Y. C., Chng, M. W. P., Sew, W. W. G., Rheindt, F. E., Tun, K. P. P., Meier, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Broadcast Spawner; Ddradseq; Genetic Diversity; Genetics; protoreaster nodosus; Species Resilience; broadcast spawner; genetic diversity; Protoreaster nodosus; ddRADseq; species resilience

The Coral Triangle is widely considered the most important centre of marine biodiversity in Asia while areas on its periphery such as the South China Sea, have received much less interest. Here, we demonstrate that a small population of the knobbly sea star Protoreaster nodosus in Singapore has simi...