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Genet Mol Biol. 2011 Jul;34(3):529-31. doi: 10.1590/S1415-47572011005000020. Epub 2011 Jul 01.

A molecular method for the detection of sally lightfoot crab larvae (Grapsus grapsus, Brachyura, Grapsidae) in plankton samples.

Genetics and molecular biology

Patrícia R Ströher, Carina R Firkowski, Andrea S Freire, Marcio R Pie

Affiliations

  1. Laboratório de Dinâmica Evolutiva e Sistemas Complexos, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

PMID: 21931530 PMCID: PMC3168198 DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572011005000020

Abstract

The decapod Grapsus grapsus is commonly found on oceanic islands of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. In this study, a simple, quick and reliable method for detecting its larvae in plankton samples is described, which makes it ideal for large-scale studies of larval dispersal patterns in the species.

Keywords: aratu; dispersal; molecular marker; sayapa

References

  1. J Hered. 2008 Jul-Aug;99(4):432-7 - PubMed

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