Evidence for natural interspecific hybridization between the Australian bass (Macquaria novemaculeata) and estuary perch (M. colonorum)

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 661-666

  Jerry, Dean R ^a,d   Raadik, Tarmo A ^b   Cairns, Stuart C ^c   Baverstock, Peter R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Freshwater Ecology Division   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Hybrids; mtDNA control region; Percichthyidae; Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis; Univariate and multivariate morphometrics

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HYBRID; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLANT BREEDING;

HABITAT USE; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; MACQUARIA COLONORUM; MACQUARIA NOVEMACULEATA; PERCICHTHYIDAE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032842394     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98120     Document Type: Article

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