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Are blue mussels Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus genetically, ecologically and morphologically distinct entities in the White Sea? / Katolikova, M.; Khaitov, V.; Vainola, R.; Gantsevitch, M.; Strelkov, P.

2014. Abstract from Bivalves in the Arctic. BIVARC workshop, Tromso, Norway.

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title = "Are blue mussels Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus genetically, ecologically and morphologically distinct entities in the White Sea?",
abstract = "Two blue mussel species Mytilus trossulus and M. edulis co-exist in Northern Europe, in particular in Northern Russia and along the Norwegian coast (in the latter area the minor presence of the third pecies M. galloprovincialis was recently reported). These species ultimately are separate genetic orms that have distinct evolutionary histories. On the other hand, according to the conventional nowledge M. trossulus and M. edulis has no clear morphological differences (yet multivariate morphometric analysis permits to discriminate them probabilistically), has no clear ecological differences in the areas of co-existence (data on habitat segregation is limited and controversial) and hybridize easily while the extent of hybridization is usually reported in relative, not absolute terms in genetic papers. Therefore marine biologists quite often (and quite reasonably) regard M. trossulus and M. edulis as intangible, virtual entities that are of importance for geneticists only. Here, on the example of the Whi",
keywords = "Mytilus edulis, Mytilus trossulus, hybrid zone, White Sea, genetic identification, habitat segregation, morphological differences",
author = "M. Katolikova and V. Khaitov and R. Vainola and M. Gantsevitch and P. Strelkov",
year = "2014",
language = "English",
note = "Bivalves in the Arctic. BIVARC workshop ; Conference date: 18-02-2014 Through 19-02-2014",
url = "http://site.uit.no/coopenor/2014/01/20/bivalves-in-the-arctic-bivarc-workshop-soon/",

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TY - CONF

T1 - Are blue mussels Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus genetically, ecologically and morphologically distinct entities in the White Sea?

AU - Katolikova, M.

AU - Khaitov, V.

AU - Vainola, R.

AU - Gantsevitch, M.

AU - Strelkov, P.

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Two blue mussel species Mytilus trossulus and M. edulis co-exist in Northern Europe, in particular in Northern Russia and along the Norwegian coast (in the latter area the minor presence of the third pecies M. galloprovincialis was recently reported). These species ultimately are separate genetic orms that have distinct evolutionary histories. On the other hand, according to the conventional nowledge M. trossulus and M. edulis has no clear morphological differences (yet multivariate morphometric analysis permits to discriminate them probabilistically), has no clear ecological differences in the areas of co-existence (data on habitat segregation is limited and controversial) and hybridize easily while the extent of hybridization is usually reported in relative, not absolute terms in genetic papers. Therefore marine biologists quite often (and quite reasonably) regard M. trossulus and M. edulis as intangible, virtual entities that are of importance for geneticists only. Here, on the example of the Whi

AB - Two blue mussel species Mytilus trossulus and M. edulis co-exist in Northern Europe, in particular in Northern Russia and along the Norwegian coast (in the latter area the minor presence of the third pecies M. galloprovincialis was recently reported). These species ultimately are separate genetic orms that have distinct evolutionary histories. On the other hand, according to the conventional nowledge M. trossulus and M. edulis has no clear morphological differences (yet multivariate morphometric analysis permits to discriminate them probabilistically), has no clear ecological differences in the areas of co-existence (data on habitat segregation is limited and controversial) and hybridize easily while the extent of hybridization is usually reported in relative, not absolute terms in genetic papers. Therefore marine biologists quite often (and quite reasonably) regard M. trossulus and M. edulis as intangible, virtual entities that are of importance for geneticists only. Here, on the example of the Whi

KW - Mytilus edulis

KW - Mytilus trossulus

KW - hybrid zone

KW - White Sea

KW - genetic identification

KW - habitat segregation

KW - morphological differences

M3 - Abstract

T2 - Bivalves in the Arctic. BIVARC workshop

Y2 - 18 February 2014 through 19 February 2014

ER -

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