Phylogeny and population genetics of acorn barnacles in family Chthamalidae (Crustacea: Cirripedia).

Wu, Tsz Huen.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-106).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Chapter Chapter 1 --- General Introduction to thesis --- p.1Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature review --- p.3Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.3Chapter 2.1.1 --- General introduction to barnacles --- p.3Chapter 2.1.2 --- Classification of barnacles --- p.4Chapter 2.1.3 --- Importance of barnacles --- p.4Chapter 2.2 --- Molecular phylogenetics of barnacles --- p.6Chapter 2.2.1 --- What is phylogenetics --- p.6Chapter 2.2.2 --- Phylogenetic studies on barnacles --- p.7Chapter 2.2.3 --- Choices on characters for barnacle phylogenetics: Morphological characters vs. molecular characters --- p.11Chapter 2.2.4 --- Choices of molecular markers in phylogenetic and population genetic studies on barnacles --- p.14Chapter 2.3 --- The use of barnacles as model organism in population genetic studies --- p.21Chapter 2.3.1 --- Pleistocene glaciations --- p.22Chapter 2.3.2 --- Oceanographic pattern and habitat availability --- p.23Chapter Chapter 3 --- Phylogenetic relationship of barnacles in family Chthamalidae --- p.26Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.26Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.31Chapter 3.2.1 --- "Sample collection, DNA extraction and amplification" --- p.31Chapter 3.2.2 --- Phylogenetic analyses --- p.34Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.35Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.40Chapter 3.4.1 --- Subfamily Notochthamalinae --- p.40Chapter 3.4.2 --- Subfamily Chthamalinae --- p.42Chapter 3.4.3 --- Subfamily Euraphiinae --- p.42Chapter 3.4.4 --- Phylogenetic relationship in the family Chthamalidae --- p.43Chapter 3.4.5 --- Suggestions on taxonomy of Chthamalidae --- p.45Chapter Chapter 4 --- Cryptic Diversity and Genetic Structure of the Acorn Barnacle Chthamalus moro in the Northwest Pacific --- p.47Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.47Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.53Chapter 4.2.1 --- "Sample collection, DNA extraction and amplification" --- p.53Chapter 4.2.2 --- Phylogenetic analysis --- p.55Chapter 4.2.3 --- Population genetic analysis --- p.55Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.57Chapter 4.3.1 --- Phylogenetic analysis --- p.57Chapter 4.3.2 --- "Population genetics analyses, demographic history and neutrality" --- p.61Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.72Chapter 4.4.1 --- Origin and the systematic status of the three lineages --- p.72Chapter 4.2.2 --- Demographic history of the three lineages --- p.81Chapter 4.3.3 --- Contemporary distribution and genetic connectivity of the three lineages --- p.84Chapter Chapter 5 --- Concluding remarks --- p.87References --- p.8