| Title | Genetic Population Structure and Cryptic Speciation of Ghost Shrimp (Neotrypaea californiensis) in North American West Coast Estuaries |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Gille, Daphne Anne |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Biological Sciences |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 52 p. |
| Date Published | 2012, Dec. |
| University | San Jose State University |
| City | San Jose, Calif. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Alsea Bay, Columbia River, Coos Bay, genetics, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), Heceta Head, life history information, Nestucca Bay, population biology, theses, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head |
| Notes | Surveyed the West Coast from Puget Sound to San Diego to study the genetics of the ghost shrimp population and thereby infer the potential for larval dispersal in ghost shrimp. “Multiple haplotypes were shared among 346 adult ghost shrimp specimens collected from estuaries in Washington, Oregon, and California indicated that larvae of this species are transported across great distances during the pelagic dispersal phase of development.” The author also found the population structure was influenced by “the presence of three putative cryptic species that were deeply divergent from N. californiensis.” (from the Abstract) Paper 4232. |
| URL | https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4232/ |
| DOI | 10.31979/etd.p76q-dprs |
