Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations

There has been a signifi cant increase in the number of genetic investigations into lobster biology in recent years. We summarize and evaluate the insights provided by these studies, with emphasis on population structure, reproductive biology, diet, species identifi cation and fi sheries - induced e...

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Main Authors: Kennington, W, Melville-Smith, Roy, Berry, Oliver
Other Authors: Bruce F. Phillips
Format: Book Chapter
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29984
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description There has been a signifi cant increase in the number of genetic investigations into lobster biology in recent years. We summarize and evaluate the insights provided by these studies, with emphasis on population structure, reproductive biology, diet, species identifi cation and fi sheries - induced evolution. The applications of genetic techniques are far reaching and likely to become increasingly important to aquaculture and fi sheries research and management. In particular, applications of species identification and DNA barcoding techniques allow for surveillance of product substitution and contamination. It can also be used to map species distributions, understand food webs, attribute catch to stocks and for mapping the distribution and abundance of planktonic larvae. We conclude by discussing how the development of new genetic technologies is likely to deliver further novel insights about the biology of lobsters and provide important foundations for future fi sheries management.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-299842017-03-08T13:31:55Z Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations Kennington, W Melville-Smith, Roy Berry, Oliver Bruce F. Phillips population structure fi sheries management genetic - techniques species identifi cation DNA barcoding stock assessment There has been a signifi cant increase in the number of genetic investigations into lobster biology in recent years. We summarize and evaluate the insights provided by these studies, with emphasis on population structure, reproductive biology, diet, species identifi cation and fi sheries - induced evolution. The applications of genetic techniques are far reaching and likely to become increasingly important to aquaculture and fi sheries research and management. In particular, applications of species identification and DNA barcoding techniques allow for surveillance of product substitution and contamination. It can also be used to map species distributions, understand food webs, attribute catch to stocks and for mapping the distribution and abundance of planktonic larvae. We conclude by discussing how the development of new genetic technologies is likely to deliver further novel insights about the biology of lobsters and provide important foundations for future fi sheries management. 2013 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29984 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd restricted
spellingShingle population structure
fi sheries management
genetic - techniques
species identifi cation
DNA barcoding
stock assessment
Kennington, W
Melville-Smith, Roy
Berry, Oliver
Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations
title Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations
title_full Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations
title_fullStr Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations
title_full_unstemmed Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations
title_short Genetics of Wild and Captive Lobster Populations
title_sort genetics of wild and captive lobster populations
topic population structure
fi sheries management
genetic - techniques
species identifi cation
DNA barcoding
stock assessment
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29984