Morphological and genetic variability among Ecklonia cava (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) populations in Korea
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Title
- Morphological and genetic variability among Ecklonia cava (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) populations in Korea
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Author(s)
- Choi, Dong Mun; Ko, Young Wook; Kang, Rae-Seon; Kim, Jeong Ha
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- Choi, Dong Mun(최동문)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 최동문; 고영욱; 강래선
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Publication Year
- 2015-06
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Abstract
- Ecklonia cava Kjellman is a common kelp found in shallow subtidal in warm-temperate waters in the northwest Pacific Ocean. This species has shown substantial morphological variation along with subsistence in different locations and local environments. We quantified the magnitude of morphological variation of E. cava from six populations along similar to 700 km of coastline from Jeju Island to Dokdo in Korea. In addition, we examined genetic distance among the populations using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Most morphological characteristics investigated were significantly different among locations. Multivariate analyses indicated two phenetically distinct groups (nearshore, sheltered vs. offshore, exposed), indicating wave exposure with turbidity are presumably major factors for the separation. With RAPD data, results of Nei's diversity (H) and AMOVA showed considerable variations in within-and between-populations. Pairwise Phi(ST) and N-m values indicated moderate gene flow between the six locations. Results of Nei's analysis revealed three genetically distinct groups, not consistent with the morphological groupings, indicating that a time gap may exist between morphological and genetic variations. This study also suggests dispersal distance of this kelp may be longer than what is commonly thought and genetic similarity in the populations was largely reflected by the direction of ocean current rather than just geographical distance.
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ISSN
- 1226-2617
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/2473
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DOI
- 10.4490/algae.2015.30.2.089
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Bibliographic Citation
- ALGAE, v.30, no.2, pp.89 - 101, 2015
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Publisher
- KOREAN SOC PHYCOLOGY
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Subject
- AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; QUANTITATIVE TRAITS; VARIATION PATTERNS; MOLECULAR MARKERS; SPATIAL VARIATION; EISENIA-ARBOREA; KELP; RAPD; DIVERSITY; STRAINS
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Keywords
- RAPD; Ecklonia cava; genetic variation; kelp; morphology; phenotype
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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