Allozyme characterization of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, of two Adriatic trawling grounds

Abstract

       Samples of Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) collected in two Adri­atic trawling grounds - where they give origin to populations with marked biometrical and biological differences - have been electrophoretically analyzed. No genetic differentiation between the two populations was detected, suggesting that the observed biological differences have not a genetical basis but are merely due to environmental factors.