Evidence for population structuring of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in the Northeast Atlantic

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 216-225

  Was, Anna ^a,b   Gosling, Elizabeth ^a   McCrann, Karen ^a   Mork, Jarle ^c  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blue whiting; Gene flow; Genetic differentiation; Landscape genetics; Micromesistius poutassou; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FECUNDITY; GADOID; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; LARVA; LARVAL TRANSPORT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

GADIFORMES; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU;

EID: 44649106452     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm187     Document Type: Article

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