@article{fdi:010058222, title = {{P}opulation genetic structure of blue-spotted maskray {N}eotrygon kuhlii and two other {I}ndo-{W}est {P}acific stingray species ({M}yliobatiformes : {D}asyatidae), inferred from size-polymorphic intron markers}, author = {{B}orsa, {P}hilippe and {A}rlyza, {I}.{S}. and {L}aporte, {M}. and {B}errebi, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{E}xon-primed, intron crossing {DNA} markers ({EPICS}) were screened for {M}endelian-like allele size polymorphisms in three stingray species ({H}imantura gerrardi, {N}eotrygon kuhlii and {T}aeniura lymna) from the central {I}ndo-{W}est {P}acific, where they are commercially exploited. {F}our to 7 size-polymorphic intron loci were selected in a species, and were subsequently tested as genetic markers of stock structure. {S}harp genetic differentiation was observed between populations within each species across the {I}ndo-{M}alay-{P}apua archipelago ({W}eir and {C}ockerham's (theta) over bar -values reaching 0.153-0.557 over a few thousand kilometers). {A} trend of increasing genetic differentiation with increasing geographic distance was apparent in {N}. kuhlii, in which populations distant by 3000 km were differentiated by an estimated (theta) over bar -0.375. {T}his value was an order of magnitude higher than usually reported in coastal benthic teleost fishes and indicates strong sub-population structure. {T}his is likely, at least partly, a consequence of the sedentary benthic habits of {N}. kuhlii at all life stages. {B}ecause replenishment of overexploited populations of {N}. kuhlii and two other stingray species from the central {I}ndo-{W}est {P}acific is unlikely at ecological timescales, management should be planned at the local geographic scale.}, keywords = {{C}onservation ; {F}ishery ; {H}imantura gerrardi ; {I}ndo-{M}alay-{P}apua archipelago ; {P}opulation genetic structure ; {T}aeniura lymna ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {INDONESIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {E}xperimental {M}arine {B}iology and {E}cology}, volume = {438}, numero = {}, pages = {32--40}, ISSN = {0022-0981}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1016/j.jembe.2012.09.010}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058222}, }