Population genetic structure of the round stingray Urobatis halleri (Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes) in southern California and the Gulf of California

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-340

  Plank, S M ^a   Lowe, C G ^a   Feldheim, K A ^b   Wilson, R R ^a   Brusslan, J A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Founder event; Genetic bottleneck; Microsatellite alleles; Population structure; Santa Catalina Island

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRIC FISH; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; UNITED STATES; SKATES (FISH);

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKATES (FISH);

ELASMOBRANCHII; RAJIFORMES; UROBATIS HALLERI; UROLOPHIDAE;

EID: 77955028671     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02677.x     Document Type: Article

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