First policy then science: Why a management unit based solely on genetic criteria cannot work

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 12 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Taylor, B L ^a,b   Dizon, A E ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Southwest Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Dispersal; Genetic variation; Management unit; Population structure; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC CONSERVATION;

EID: 0033389948     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1999.00797.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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