Genetic perspectives on marine biological invasions

JB Geller, JA Darling, JT Carlton - Annual review of marine …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The extent to which the geographic distributions of marine organisms have been reshaped
by human activities remains underappreciated, and so does, consequently, the impact of …

Massive gene presence-absence variation shapes an open pan-genome in the Mediterranean mussel

M Gerdol, R Moreira, F Cruz, J Gómez-Garrido… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is an ecologically
and economically relevant edible marine bivalve, highly invasive and resilient to biotic and …

Reconsidering connectivity in the sub‐A ntarctic

KL Moon, SL Chown, CI Fraser - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme and remote environments provide useful settings to test ideas about the ecological
and evolutionary drivers of biological diversity. In the sub‐A ntarctic, isolation by geographic …

First mussel settlement observed in Antarctica reveals the potential for future invasions

L Cárdenas, JC Leclerc, P Bruning, I Garrido… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Global biodiversity is both declining and being redistributed in response to multiple drivers
characterizing the Anthropocene, including synergies between biological invasions and …

Chromosomal-scale genome assembly of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

G Han, D Ma, L Du, Z Zhao - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, is a significant marine bivalve
species that has ecological and economic importance. This species is robustly resilient and …

[HTML][HTML] Trans-Atlantic Distribution and Introgression as Inferred from Single Nucleotide Polymorphism: Mussels Mytilus and Environmental Factors

R Wenne, M Zbawicka, L Bach, P Strelkov… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Large-scale climate changes influence the geographic distribution of biodiversity. Many taxa
have been reported to extend or reduce their geographic range, move poleward or displace …

Mitogenomics of southern hemisphere blue mussels (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia): Insights into the evolutionary characteristics of the Mytilus edulis complex

JD Gaitán-Espitia, JF Quintero-Galvis, A Mesas… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Marine blue mussels (Mytilus spp.) are widespread species that exhibit an antitropical
distribution with five species occurring in the Northern Hemisphere (M. trossulus, M. edulis …

Adaptive genetic variation distinguishes Chilean blue mussels (Mytilus chilensis) from different marine environments

C Araneda, MA Larraín, B Hecht… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chilean mussel populations have been thought to be panmictic with limited genetic
structure. Genoty**‐by‐sequencing approaches have enabled investigation of …

Native and invasive taxa on the Pacific coast of South America: Impacts on aquaculture, traceability and biodiversity of blue mussels (Mytilus spp.)

MA Larraín, M Zbawicka, C Araneda… - Evolutionary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Gaining new knowledge of the native distributions of species (phylogeography) is more and
more difficult in a world affected by anthropogenic disturbance, in particular by species …

The Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Chile: Distribution and Genetic Structure of a Recently Introduced Invasive Marine Species

PA Oyarzún, JE Toro, JJ Nuñez, G Ruiz-Tagle… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The genetic pool of invasive species greatly influences their ability to
establish and spread. The blue mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis, originating from the …