Global-scale genetic identification of hammerhead sharks: Application to assessment of the international fin trade and law enforcement

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 775-788

  Abercrombie, Debra L ^a   Clarke, Shelley C ^b   Shivji, Mahmood S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fin DNA; Fin trade; Hammerhead sharks; Shark conservation; Sphyrna

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXPLOITATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SHARK;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SPHYRNA; SPHYRNA LEWINI; SPHYRNA MOKARRAN; SPHYRNA ZYGAENA; SPHYRNIDAE; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 30144441003     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9036-2     Document Type: Article

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