Population genetic diversity and phylogeographic divergence patterns of the yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-119

  Sepulveda Villet, Osvaldo J ^a   Ford, Alexander M ^b   Williams, James D ^c   Stepien, Carol A ^a  

^a Lake Erie Center   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control region; Great Lakes; Mitochondrial DNA; Perca flavescens; Population genetics; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; FISHERIES; GENES; LANDFORMS; MITOCHONDRIA; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RIVER CONTROL; WATERSHEDS;

CONTROL REGION; GREAT LAKES; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; POPULATION GENETICS; YELLOW PERCH;

LAKES;

DIVERGENCE; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PERCID; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; RELICT SPECIES; SPAWNING; WATER STORAGE;

CANADA; LAKE CHAMPLAIN; LAKE WINNIPEG; MANITOBA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PISCES;

EID: 62649126211     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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