The climatic oscillations of the last glacial period have had profound influences on the demography and levels of genetic diversity of extant species. Molecular evidence of glacial effects on temperate species has been well documented, whereas little is known regarding that on subtropical species. Here we present analyses based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( COI ) gene (1052 bp) and...

To understand the molecular mechanisms associated with digestive physiology of the stomach of orange‐spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides , a cDNA library was constructed and 331 expressed sequence tags (EST) were generated and annotated. About 37·17% of 226 identified ESTs were possibly related to digestive enzymes. Two type‐A pepsinogens differing in putative isoelectric point were identified and characterized for the first...