Molecular genetic variation in tarpon (Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes) in the northern Atlantic Ocean

Marine Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 253-261

  McMillen Jackson, A L ^a   Bert, T M ^a   Cruz Lopez, H ^a   Seyoum, S ^a   Orsoy, T ^a,b   Crabtree, R E ^a,c  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ATLANTICUS; MEGALOPS ATLANTICUS;

EID: 12444268433     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1432-5     Document Type: Article

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