Determining the relative importance of sexual and asexual reproduction is critical for
determining how genetic diversity is partitioned within and among populations. Macroalgae …

Algal demographic models have been developed mainly to study their life cycle evolution or
optimize their commercial exploitation. Most commonly, structured-aggregated population …

In this study, we monitored changes in cell wall sulfated galactans in the red seaweed
Grateloupia imbricata after the rapid (48 h) induction of cystocarp maturation and …

Meiosis and syngamy generate an alternation between two ploidy stages, but the timing of
these two processes varies widely across taxa, thereby generating life cycle diversity. One …

Conditional differentiation between haploids and diploids has been proposed to drive the
evolutionary stability of isomorphic biphasic life cycles. The cost of producing and …

The red seaweed Gracilaria chilensis, a species extensively cultivated in Chile for agar
extraction, was subjected to a bioassay to determine the susceptibility of tetrasporophytes …

Background Conditional differentiation is one of the most fundamental drivers of biodiversity.
Competitive entities (usually species) differ in environmental or ecological niche enabling …

Worldwide, macroalgae have invaded near‐shore marine ecosystems. However, their
haplodiplontic life cycles have complicated efforts to predict patterns of growth and spread …

Seaweed functional traits provide insights on natural populations, their adaptations to the
local environment, which can be utilized for commercial exploitation. Here, we analyzed the …

Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Gp. lemaneiformis) is an economically important alga. At
present, there is no way to quickly and easily determine its ploidy and life cycle dynamics in …