Article: Research from Stanford University in the area of diversity and distributions published.

"The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) expanded dramatically after its introduction to the west coast of North America, spreading over 1000 km in

"Location The central west coast of North America, encompassing California, Oregon, and Washington (USA) and British Columbia (Canada). We collected 1040 total samples from 21 sites representing the major episodes of population establishment and expansion along the west coast of North America. Microsatellite markers were used to assess genetic diversity and structure at different time points in the species' spread, to investigate connectivity between embayments and to estimate both short-term effective population sizes and ...

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