Delineation of discrete population segments of shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum based on mitochondrial DNA control region sequence analysis

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 689-708

  Wirgin, Isaac ^a   Grunwald, Cheryl ^a   Stabile, Joseph ^b   Waldman, John R ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete population segments; Mitochondrial DNA control region; Shortnose sturgeon

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TELEOST;

UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM;

EID: 77952883147     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9840-1     Document Type: Article

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