Isolation and characterization of nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers for population studies of Ucides cordatus cordatus (Decapoda: Brachyura) [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Marco Ewald

Isolation and Characterization of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genetic Markers for Population Studies of Ucides cordatus cordatus (Decapoda: Brachyura)Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt von Marco Ewald angefertigt am Zentrum für Umweltforschung und Technologie (UFT) Abteilung Molekulare Genetik und Biotechnologie innerhalb des Fachbereichs 2 der Universität BremenBremen 2006 iDrawing on cover: The uçá, Ucides cordatus cordatus (Linnaeus 1763) as depicted in Zacharias Wagner's "Thier Buch," c. 1640. Reproduced from Dutch Brazil (Rio de Janeiro: Editora Index, 1997), vol. 2, plate 25. iiPrincipal supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dietmar Blohm, UFT at the University of Bremen, Germany Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Horacio Schneider, at the Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular- Nucleo de Estudos Costeiros, UFPA, Federal University of Para Bragança, Para, BraziliiiContents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS………………………………………………………. viSUMMARY........................................…………………................................ viiiZUSAMMENFASSUNG............................................................................. xiLIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES…………………………………………… xv1 Introduction…………………………………………………………… 1…1.1 1The Mangrove Ecosystem……………………………………………..1.2 MADAM Project (Mangrove Dynamics and Management)………... 21.3 The semi terrestric crab Ucides 4cordatus…………………………….1.3.1 Ecological Role…………………………………………………………. 41.