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American University in Cairo

2019

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Genetic Diversity Comparison Among Invasive Fish Populations (Nemipterus Randalli And Serranus Cabrilla) From Mediterranean And Red Sea Coastal Waters Using Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I (Coi), Joel Ogwang Feb 2019

Genetic Diversity Comparison Among Invasive Fish Populations (Nemipterus Randalli And Serranus Cabrilla) From Mediterranean And Red Sea Coastal Waters Using Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I (Coi), Joel Ogwang

Theses and Dissertations

Since the Suez Canal connected the Red Sea with the Mediterranean, several fish species have migrated between the two seas. Nemipterus randalli has crossed from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean (Lessepsian migration) whereas Serranus cabrilla is considered to have crossed in the reverse direction (anti-Lessepsian migration). Genetic variation between populations of these fish species on either side of the Suez Canal might provide valuable information on their patterns of migration. In this study, 600 bp of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences were used to compare genetic diversity of populations of N. randalli from the eastern Mediterranean with …