Genetic Kinship Data for Coral Damselfish Settlers from a Red Sea Recruitment Event

168 genetic samples from a single recruitment event of Dascyllus abudafur damselfish in the Red Sea, analyzed for 300 single nucleotide polymorphisms. The dataset was created by Vanessa Robitzch of the Austral University of Chile to study cohesive larval dispersal via kinship analysis. The high number of siblings within the empirical cohort suggests larvae travel together.

Use Cases

• Modeling larval dispersal patterns based on genetic kinship evidence.
• Analyzing population connectivity and structure based on single nucleotide polymorphism data.
• Simulating recruitment cohort kinship composition to compare against empirical genetic data.
• Investigating the influence of larval behavior on dispersal trajectories using genetic markers.

Strengths

• Genetic data for 168 individual fish settlers provides a substantial sample for analysis.
• Includes 300 independent single nucleotide polymorphisms per individual for detailed genetic profiling.
• Focus on a single recruitment event allows for a controlled study of cohesive dispersal.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single location and event, which may limit generalizability.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Vanessa Robitzch, Austral University of Chile

Collection Method

Genetic data derived from a light trap sample of a recruitment event.

Time Range

null

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Red Sea