First report and molecular analysis of population stability of the invasive Gulf wedge clam, Rangia cuneata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) in the Pomerian Bay (Southern Baltic Sea)

First report and molecular analysis of population stability of the invasive Gulf wedge clam, Rangia cuneata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) in the Pomerian Bay (Southern Baltic Sea)

Native to the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf wedge clam (Rangia cuneata) has been successfully invading Baltic Sea since first introduction with ballast waters in 2010. In this study, we report new occurrence sites in the Pomeranian Bay and in the brackish water of the Szczecin Lagoon. We aimed to describe th...

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Main Authors: R. Panicz, P. Eljasik, K. Wrzecionkowski, N. Śmietana, M. Biernaczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
Subjects:
Allelic drift
condition index
invasive alien species
population structure
range expansion
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2022.2061612

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