FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Genetic connectivity of the reef fish Lutjanus kasmira at the scale of the western Indian Ocean BT AF MUTHS, Delphine GOUWS, G. MWALE, M. TESSIER, Emmanuel BOURJEA, Jerome AS 1:1;2:2;3:2;4:3;5:1; FF 1:PDG-RBE-DOI;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-RBE-DOI; C1 IFREMER Delegat Reunion, Le Port, Reunion. Reserve Nat Marine Reunion, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion. S African Inst Aquat Biodivers, Grahamstown, South Africa. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE RESERVE NAT MARINE REUNION, FRANCE S AFRICAN INST AQUAT BIODIVERS, SOUTH AFRICA SI LA REUNION SE PDG-RBE-DOI IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 2.32 TC 21 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00079/19044/16647.pdf LA English DT Article AB Examining the genetic structure of species allows an estimate of the level of evolutionary connectivity between localities; this information is important for marine biodiversity protection, in particular, for the delineation of marine protected areas. In this context, a total of 601 Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskal, 1775) were sampled in 16 localities of the western Indian Ocean and analyzed with both mitochondrial cytochrome b sequencing and eight microsatellite loci genotyping. Both genetic markers indicate that differentiation was not significant even between samples separated by more than 4000 km. This absence of genetic differentiation among samples was favored by ecological plasticity of the species and is now ensured by resultant high levels of dispersal. Nevertheless, some significant genetic structure was detected for the areas of Mauritius and Moroni, as well as within populations in all localities, which will have to be explained by additional studies on local processes. PY 2012 PD MAY SO Canadian Journal Of Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences SN 0706-652X PU Canadian Science Publishing, Nrc Research Press VL 69 IS 5 UT 000303447800005 BP 842 EP 853 DI 10.1139/F2012-012 ID 19044 ER EF