Lost at sea? Understanding adaptation and dispersal in spiny lobsters (Old ID 23173)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Continual recruitment of young is fundamental to the replenishment of populations, especially when a stock is fished. Existing theory suggests that species with very long planktonic larval stages disperse widely, ensuring their genes are well mixed. However recently identified genetic differences between populations of rock l;obster challenge this paradigm and demonstrate that despite larvae mixing in the ocean for years, local recruitment and/or adaptation are at play. Recent developments in genomics and bioinformatics will allow this project to understand the ecological processes underpinning these genetic signatures and determine their evolutionary implications. Such findings would direct targeted rebuilding of depleted fisheries stocks.1/1/5
Date
17 Feb 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Recruitment;Evolutionary Genetics;Lobster
Funding Body
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Amount
335100
Project Team
N/A