<b>Morphological and molecular characterization of <em>Corbicula</em> (Mollusca, Bilvalvia) at Rosana Resevoir, Brazil</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i4.1274

  • Yara Moretto Bagatini UEM
  • Renata de Souza Panarari UEM
  • Janet Higuti UEM
  • Evanilde Benedito-Cecilio UEM
  • Alberto José Prioli UEM
  • Sonia Maria Alves Pinto Prioli UEM

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to verify, using RAPD and ISSR molecular techniques associated with the morphological characterization of bivalve shells, if the morphologically distinct specimens of Corbicula fluminea sampled at Rosana Reservoir belong to different species. The foot muscle tissue of the three groups (G1, G2, and G3) of Corbicula was removed and frozen in liquid nitrogen to the DNA analyze. Morphometric variables of the shell indicated significant differences among the specimens of Corbicula. On the other hand, molecular analyses revealed genetic similarity among the specimens, showing the nonexistence of molecular polymorphism. The data confirmed that the two morphologically different groups also belong to the species C. fluminea, showing the occurrence of phenotypic plasticity, probably caused by environmental or biotic factors

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Author Biography

Yara Moretto Bagatini, UEM
possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (2002) e mestrado em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (2004). Atualmente é doutoranda do programa Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Tem experiência na área de Ecologia, com ênfase em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: macroinvertebrados bentônicos, bioindicadores, conteúdo calórico de invertebrados aquáticos, corbicula fluminea, biomassa, reservatório, insetos aquáticos, conteúdo calórico Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-03-24
How to Cite
Bagatini, Y. M., Panarari, R. de S., Higuti, J., Benedito-Cecilio, E., Prioli, A. J., & Prioli, S. M. A. P. (2008). <b>Morphological and molecular characterization of <em>Corbicula</em> (Mollusca, Bilvalvia) at Rosana Resevoir, Brazil</b&gt; - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i4.1274. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 27(4), 397-404. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i4.1274
Section
Ecology and Limnology

 

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