FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Panmixia in a Fragmented and Unstable Environment: The Hydrothermal Shrimp Rimicaris exoculata Disperses Extensively along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge BT AF TEIXEIRA, Sara SERRAO, Ester A. ARNAUD, Sophie AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:1; FF 1:PDG-REM-EEP-LEP;2:;3:PDG-REM-EEP-LEP; C1 IFREMER, Ctr Brest, DEEP, Brest, France. Univ Algarve, CIMAR, Ctr Marine Sci, Faro, Portugal. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV ALGARVE, PORTUGAL SI BREST SE PDG-REM-EEP-LEP IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 DOAJ copubli-europe IF 3.73 TC 48 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00087/19858/17509.pdf LA English DT Article CR EXOMAR MOMAR2008-LEG1 MOMAR2008-LEG2 MOMARDREAM-NAUT1-NAUT2 SERPENTINE BO Unknown L'Atalante Pourquoi pas ? AB Dispersal plays a fundamental role in the evolution and persistence of species, and especially for species inhabiting extreme, ephemeral and highly fragmented habitats as hydrothermal vents. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge endemic shrimp species Rimicaris exoculata was studied using microsatellite markers to infer connectivity along the 7100-Km range encompassing the sampled sites. Astonishingly, no genetic differentiation was found between individuals from the different geographic origins, supporting a scenario of widespread large-scale dispersal despite the habitat distance and fragmentation. We hypothesize that delayed metamorphosis associated to temperature differences or even active directed migration dependent on physical and/or chemical stimuli could explain these results and warrant further studies on adaptation and dispersal mechanisms. PY 2012 PD JUL SO Plos One SN 1932-6203 PU Public Library Science VL 7 IS 6 UT 000305343900054 DI 10.1371/journal.pone.0038521 ID 19858 ER EF