Life history and ecological genetics of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri
Life history and ecological genetics of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jcz.2015.04.004
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
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1.4
通讯作者：
Manni, Lucia
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作者：
Cima, Francesca;Ballarin, Loriano;Manni, Lucia
The colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri is a cosmopolitan, marine filter feeder, introduced as a laboratory research organism in the 1950s. Currently, it is widely used in many laboratories to investigate a variety of biological questions. Recently, it has become a species of concern, as it is an invasive species in many coastal environments. Here, we review studies on the geographical distribution of the species, sexual and asexual reproduction in the field, tolerance to temperature, salinity and anthropogenic activity, polychromatism, enzymatic polymorphism, and the genetic basis of pigmentation. Studying the relationship between genetic polymorphism and the adaptation of B. schlosseri to environmental stress is a challenge of future research and will improve our understanding of its evolutionary success and invasive potential. (C) 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
