Hybridization between longnose and alligator gars in captivity, with comments on possible gar hybridization in nature

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 158-164

  Herrington, Steven J ^a   Hettiger, Kurt N ^b   Heist, Edward J ^c   Keeney, Devon B ^c,d  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b John G Shedd Aquarium   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; CAPTIVE POPULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TELEOST;

ALLIGATOR; LEPISOSTEIDAE; LEPISOSTEUS OSSEUS; LEPISOSTEUS SPATULA; PISCES;

EID: 41349095248     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T07-044.1     Document Type: Article

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