Genetic subdivision of the upwelling copepod Calanoides carinatus (Krøyer, 1849) off the continental shelf of Ghana

Posted on: 3 Nov, 2017 11:13 am

This study has shown that the two stocks of Calanoides carinatus appearing off the shelf of Ghana during the upwelling season are genetically different. Also, the gene Gpi^a could probably be a marker for their subdivision.

Read full paper https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/24.5.523

Name of Author(s):

SYWULA, T., WAIFE, G., J. SELL AND GŁAŻEWSKA, I.

Institutional Affiliation:

Marine Biology Centre, Polish Academy Of Sciences, 5 Sw. Wojiecha Str., 81-347 Gdynia,

University of Gdansk, Department Of Genetics, 24 Kladki Str., 80-822 Gdansk, Poland

University of Ghana, Department Of Oceanography and Fisheries, P. O. Box LG 99, Legon, Ghana

Fisheries Science