Population genetic differentiation of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) parasitic on Atlantic and Pacific salmonids: Analyses of microsatellite DNA variation among wild and farmed hosts

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1176-1190

  Todd, C D ^a   Walker, A M ^a,c   Ritchie, M G ^a   Graves, J A ^a   Walker, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SALMONID CULTURE; WILD POPULATION;

CANADA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 7044267469     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-069     Document Type: Article

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