Exploring local reproductive differentiation of Pacific oyster population recently settled in northern Europe by transcriptomic approach

• Main Authors: Sussarellu, Rossana, Huvet, Arnaud, Lelong, Christophe, Pernet, Fabrice, Quillen, Virgile, Lapegue, Sylvie, Cornette, Florence, Jensen, Lasse Fast, Bierne, Nicolas, Boudry, Pierre
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Workshop AQUAGENET, 28 Novembre 2013, Cadix, Spain 2013
• Subjects: Pacific; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00167/27815/26008.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00167/27815/

Originating from north-eastern Asia, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas has been introduced, mainly for aquaculture purpose, into a large number of countries. Although highly variable, its invasive nature has been reported in an increasing number of coastal areas, notably. Northern Europe. We set up a common garden experiment based on the comparison of progenies of Pacific oysters sampled in France, where populations settled since the introduction of the species in the 70’s, and Denmark, where established populations were observed since the beginning of 90s. Pure and hybrid progenies, resulting from crosses within and between adults sampled in both populations, were studied for their sex-ratio, condition index, transcriptomics, and biochemical parameters