A molecular and population genetics study of the Bluff Oyster (Ostrea chilensis)

• Main Author: Thomas, Leighton James
• Other Authors: Gardner, Jonathan, Ritchie, Peter
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Victoria University of Wellington 2015
• Subjects: Population genetics; Oysters; New Zealand; Antarctic; The Bluff; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/4263

New Zealand has a long history of isolation and has evolved a unique biota. Spanning from a sub-tropical climate in the North to a sub-Antarctic climate in the far south New Zealand provides an interesting opportunity to study the processes that lead to evolution. This thesis attempts to study the e...