Species identification and population genetics in Scylla using morphological and molecular characters

• Main Author: Vince Cruz, Chona Camille E.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Regeneration (Biology)—Morphological aspects; Species; Scylla (Crustacea); Morphology; Population genetics; Scylla serrata; Biology; Genetics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_doctoral/1184
• Institution: De La Salle University

The mud crab, Scylla spp., is an important marine natural resource and comprises a major national industry where the Philippines is 2nd only to China in production. Despite the countrys competitive position, research on the organism and industry practices would benefit from improved species identifi...