Date of Award
1989
Publication Type
Doctoral Thesis
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Biological Sciences
First Advisor
Hebert, P.
Keywords
Biology, Genetics.
Rights
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Creative Commons License
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Abstract
Although the copepod crustaceans have been studied for more than 200 years, the freshwater forms have always been less intensely studied than their marine counterparts and little is known of their genetics. This is especially true in North America, where few studies have aimed to advance knowledge of the systematics and evolution of this group. This study investigated 24 North American species within 2 orders in the Copepoda, representing a substantial proportion of the known fauna. Biochemical variation was best explained by simple Mendelian segregation of alternate alleles and from 12.5% to 53.2% of loci were polymorphic with 1.12-2.0 alleles per locus on average. The genetic variation was unaffected by sex linkage, autosomal linkage disequilibrium or four important physical parameters (absorbance
Recommended Citation
Boileau, Marc Gerald, "Biochemical genetic variation in the freshwater Copepoda: Evolutionary consequences of passive dispersal in freshwater zooplankton." (1989). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1302.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/1302