Evolutionary and population genetics of Jasus species inferred from Mitochondrial DNA

Restriction enzyme analysis of mtDNA extracted from antennal gland tissue was used to assess mtDNA variation within and between five nominal species of commercially important rock lobster, genus Jasus. Samples were collected from South Africa (Jasus lalandii,sample size=ll), Vema Seamount in the South Atlantic Ocean (J. tristani, 8), Tasmania (J. novaehollandiae, 11), and New Zealand (J. edwardsii, 10;J. verreauxi,9).