@article{fdi:010061822,
  title = {{G}enetic diversity, clonality and connectivity in the scleractinian coral {P}ocillopora damicornis : a multi-scale analysis in an insular, fragmented reef system},
  author = {{A}djeroud, {M}ehdi and {G}uerecheau, {A}. and {V}idal-{D}upiol, {J}. and {F}lot, {J}. {F}. and {A}rnaud-{H}aond, {S}. and {B}onhomme, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}lonality and genetic structure of the coral {P}ocillopora damicornis sensu lato were assessed using five microsatellites in 12 populations from four islands of the {S}ociety {A}rchipelago ({F}rench {P}olynesia) sampled in {J}une 2008. {T}he 427 analysed specimens fell into 132 multilocus genotypes ({MLG}s), suggesting that asexual reproduction plays an important role in the maintenance of these populations. {A} haploweb analysis of {ITS}2 sequences of each {MLG} was consistent with all of them being conspecific. {G}enetic differentiation was detected both between and within islands, but when a single sample per {MLG} was included in the analyses, the populations turned out to be nearly panmictic. {T}hese observations provide further evidence of the marked variability in reproductive strategies and genetic structure of {P}. damicornis throughout its geographic range; comparison with results previously obtained for the congeneric species {P}ocillopora meandrina underlines the importance of life history traits in shaping the genetic structure of coral populations.},
  keywords = {{POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {B}iology},
  volume = {161},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {531--541},
  ISSN = {0025-3162},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00227-013-2355-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061822},
}