Seascape genomics evaluates the relationship between oceanographic variables and genetic structure within species through environmental association of genetic markers. We used SNPs scattered through the genome in the ...

Background: Pyura chilensis, a tunicate commercially exploited as food resource in Chile, is subject to management strategies, including restocking. The goal of this study was to examine the genetic structure of P. chilensis ...

Individual fitness and the structure of marine communities are strongly affected by spatial competition. Among the most common space holders are the colonial ascidians, which have the ability to monopolize large areas of ...