Genetics and Population Genetics of Octopus
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 August 2023) | Viewed by 176
Special Issue Editor
Interests: conservation and exploitation; phylogeography; genetics and population genetics and seafood sustainability, certification and traceability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The genus Octopus Cuvier, 1798 contains numerous species of cephalopods that have captured the interest, curiosity, admiration and even the emotion of those who, from different perspectives, have approached them. Comprehensive knowledge of the Octopus species requires genetic studies to evaluate hypotheses on the processes and patterns of their micro- and macroevolutionary histories. This would make it possible to define intraspecific relationships that detail population structures, dynamics, demography and phylogeography and phylogenetic interspecific relationships, allowing for consensus taxonomic inferences to be drawn in an evolutionary framework. The application of genomic and transcriptomic methodologies to these non-model species, which carry key evolutionary innovations, would generate suitable data for the interpretation of their complex and unique biology and physiology. This essential knowledge should illuminate, among other aspects, mechanisms related to their resilience to climate change and environmental degradation and the management of their fisheries and aquaculture. Consequently, we call for papers that expand our knowledge of Octopus species from genetic, genomic or transcriptomic data, to be included in a Special Issue.
Dr. Javier Quinteiro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- common octopus
- population genetics
- population genomics
- genomics
- phylogenetics
- conservation
- octopus culture
- octopus fisheries
- genetic traceability
