Solé-Cava, A.M.; Thorpe, J.P. (1987). The use of electrophoresis in sponge taxonomy. In: Vacelet J, Boury-Esnault N (eds) Taxonomy of Porifera from the N.E. Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series G, Ecological Sciences. 13: 243-258.

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Solé-Cava, A.M.; Thorpe, J.P.

1987

13: 243-258

Publication

Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Atlanto-Mediterranean Sponge Taxonomy

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Enzyme electrophoresis detects products of individual gene loci and allows the calculation of gene frequencies and the estimation of exchange rates between populations. Speciation and subsequent evolution result in genetic divergence between populations and can therefore be studied. Electrophoresis has been used to distinguish sibling species and to establish the taxonomie status of dubious sub-species and colourmorphs of a wide range of organisms. The Porifera are a taxonomically difficult group, offering many possible applications for such methods. Preliminary results of electrophoretic studies on sponges are discussed and used to evaluate the potential for future work.

Systematics, Taxonomy

Porifera

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