Individual Discrimination in Zostera marina L. Using Microsatellite Markers for the Elucidation of Reproduction Structure in Eelgrass Community

Accession number;06A0177349
Title;Individual Discrimination in Zostera marina L. Using Microsatellite Markers for the Elucidation of Reproduction Structure in Eelgrass Community
Author; YOSHIDA TSUKASA (Shatokaiyochosa) TIAN CHUNJ IE (Meijo Univ., JPN) OKAMOTO HIDEAKI (Shatokaiyochosa) TANAKA YOSHITO (Meijo Univ., Graduate School, JPN) SHIBA SHUICHI (Shatokaiyochosa) SUZUKI TERUAKI (Aichi Fisheries Res. Inst., JPN) TAKABE TERUHIRO (Meijo Univ., JPN) TAKABE TERUHIRO (Meijo Univ., Graduate School, JPN)
Journal Title;Fisheries Engineering
Journal Code:F0449B
ISSN:0916-7617
VOL.42;NO.3;PAGE.253-258(2006)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, TBL.4, REF.17
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;The spatial distribution of genotypes in Zostera marina L. community in Ise Bay using six microsatellite markers was examined. Allele sizes of six microsatellite markers were the same between rhizome connected shoots in Kosugaya community, but different at the other shoots. This result shows that these microsatellite markers can discriminate individuals and be useful of studying community structure in Z. marina. This fact suggests that most of the reproduction in Kosugaya community was maintained by cross-fertilization and seeds transferred from some other community. And also the distribution of vegetative reproduction was found to be within the limits of about 0.5m. These reproduction structure showed in Kosugaya community seem to be caused by geographical features of the seabed. (author abst.)