@article{PAR00004865, title = {{H}abitat-related allelic variation revealed by an anonymous {DNA} locus in reef-dwelling {T}urbinaria ornata ({F}ucales, {P}haeophyceae)}, author = {{R}ohfritsch, {A}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude and {S}tiger, {V}. and {B}onhomme, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e assessed genetic polymorphism of a bi-allelic anonymous {DNA} locus in otherwise highly homogeneous {T}urbinaria ornata populations in {F}rench {P}olynesia, {H}awaii, {S}olomon, {W}allis and {L}a {R}eunion {I}slands. {L}arge heterozygote deficiencies occurred in almost all populations, which may be related to possible self-fertilisation and short dispersal distance of zygotes. {T}here was a high genetic differentiation among samples ({F}st=0.5269***) and this was correlated with a gradient of hydrodynamic conditions prevailing on {F}rench {P}olynesian coral reefs. {T}his correlation is tentatively associated with balancing selection acting on, or on the vicinity of, this anonymous {DNA} locus.}, keywords = {anonymous {DNA} locus ; balancing selection ; {F}rench {P}olynesia ; hydrodynamics ; {T}urbinaria ornata ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {HAWAII} ; {SALOMON} ; {WALLIS} {ET} {FUTUNA} ; {REUNION}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}otanica {M}arina}, volume = {53}, numero = {2}, pages = {189--192}, ISSN = {0006-8055}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.1515/bot.2010.021}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00004865}, }