Erik Sotka
@eriksotka.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecology, population genetics, invasive species and marine and estuarine ecosystems.
https://sotkae.people.cofc.edu
https://sotkae.people.cofc.edu
Reposted by Erik Sotka
Really interesting study with amazing detective work shows how other species have been spread around the world as a result of the widespread use of an Asian Pacific oyster species in aquaculture.
Pacific oysters have been introduced widely to satisfy human tastebuds. A statistical model based on genotyped oysters suggests six other species likely hitchhiked on the bivalves, including the shell-boring polychaete, Polydora hoplura. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
April 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Really interesting study with amazing detective work shows how other species have been spread around the world as a result of the widespread use of an Asian Pacific oyster species in aquaculture.