The genetic structure of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) around Iceland: Insight from microsatellites, the Pan I locus, and tagging experiments

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2660-2674

  Pampoulie, Christophe ^a   Ruzzante, Daniel E ^b   Chosson, Valérie ^a   Jörundsdóttir, Thóra Dögg ^a   Taylor, Lorna ^a   Thorsteinsson, Vilhjálmur ^a   Daníelsdóttir, Anna Kristín ^a   Marteinsdóttir, Guorún ^c  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; FISHERY SURVEY; GADOID FISHERY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPAWNING; TAGGING;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 33947174622     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-150     Document Type: Article

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