Conservation and management implications of fine-scale genetic structure of Gulf sturgeon in the Pascagoula River, Mississippi

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-251

  Dugo, Mark A ^a   Kreiser, B R ^a   Ross, S T ^a,b   Slack, W T ^c   Heise, R J ^a   Bowen, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Mississippi Museum Natural Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; PASCAGOULA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS; PISCES;

EID: 4143087146     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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