Strong genetic but not spatial subdivision of two reef fish species targeted by fishers on the Great Barrier Reef

Fisheries Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Evans, R D ^a,b   van Herwerden, L ^a,b   Russ, G R ^a,b   Frisch, A J ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic structure; Great Barrier Reef; Lutjanus carponotatus; Mitochondrial DNA; Plectropomus maculatus

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; LUTJANUS CARPONOTATUS; MYCTEROPERCA FUSCA; PLECTROPOMUS MACULATUS;

EID: 73449089009     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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