Genetic structure of giant clam (Tridacna derasa) populations from reefs in the Indo-Pacific

• Main Authors: Macaranas, J. M., Lagman, Ma. Carmen A., Pante, M.J. R., Williams, S. T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 1992
• Subjects: Tridacna—Australia—Great Barrier Reef; Tridacna—Fiji; Tridacna—Philippines; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/7652
• Institution: De La Salle University

Large genetic differences were observed among the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Fiji and Philippine populations of Tridacna derasa (Roding) sampled in 1989 and 1990 (Nei's unbiased genetic distance, D,=0.137 to 0.341). This result contrasted strongly with the low genetic distance (D=0.032) reported...