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A new multiplexed microsatellite tool for metapopulation studies in the overexploited endemic limpetPatella aspera(Röding, 1798)

A new multiplexed microsatellite tool for metapopulation studies in the overexploited endemic limpetPatella aspera(Röding, 1798)
A new multiplexed microsatellite tool for metapopulation studies in the overexploited endemic limpetPatella aspera(Röding, 1798)
Patellid limpets are ecologically important keystone grazers having a long history of overexploitation in the Macaronesian Archipelagos (NE Atlantic islands), where some species, such as Patella aspera, are under serious risk.[1, 2] Patella aspera is a protandric sequential hermaphrodite species with external fertilization, in which individuals start off as males but may undergo a sex reversal with age.[3] Hence, exploitation tends to focus on the larger females in the population as larger limpets (predominantly females) are selectively removed. Despite conservation legislation in Canaries, Madeira and Azores, limpets are under severe pressure and few individuals survive long enough to become females, a phenomenon that severely restricts the effective population size.[4] New conservation actions for the protection and sustainable use of limpets in Macaronesian Archipelagos are urgently needed and should be based on a multidisciplinary framework based on knowledge of the population dynamics and connectivity of this species.
0268-9146
96-97
Faria, J.
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Rivas, M.
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Martins, G.M.
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Hawkins, S.J.
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Ribeiro, P.
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Pita, A.
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Neto, A. I.
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Faria, J., Rivas, M., Martins, G.M., Hawkins, S.J., Ribeiro, P., Pita, A., Neto, A. I. and Presa, P. (2015) A new multiplexed microsatellite tool for metapopulation studies in the overexploited endemic limpetPatella aspera(Röding, 1798). Animal Genetics, 46 (1), 96-97. (doi:10.1111/age.12243).

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Abstract

Patellid limpets are ecologically important keystone grazers having a long history of overexploitation in the Macaronesian Archipelagos (NE Atlantic islands), where some species, such as Patella aspera, are under serious risk.[1, 2] Patella aspera is a protandric sequential hermaphrodite species with external fertilization, in which individuals start off as males but may undergo a sex reversal with age.[3] Hence, exploitation tends to focus on the larger females in the population as larger limpets (predominantly females) are selectively removed. Despite conservation legislation in Canaries, Madeira and Azores, limpets are under severe pressure and few individuals survive long enough to become females, a phenomenon that severely restricts the effective population size.[4] New conservation actions for the protection and sustainable use of limpets in Macaronesian Archipelagos are urgently needed and should be based on a multidisciplinary framework based on knowledge of the population dynamics and connectivity of this species.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 28 October 2014
Published date: February 2015
Organisations: Ocean and Earth Science

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/370708
ISSN: 0268-9146
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Date deposited: 04 Nov 2014 13:43
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Author: J. Faria
Author: M. Rivas
Author: G.M. Martins
Author: S.J. Hawkins
Author: P. Ribeiro
Author: A. Pita
Author: A. I. Neto
Author: P. Presa

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