Genetic differentiation between eastern and western Mediterranean swordfish revealed by phylogeographic analysis of the mitochondrial DNA control region

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1222-1229

  Viñas, Jordi ^a   Pérez Serra, Alexandra ^a   Vidal, Oriol ^a   Alvarado Bremer, Jaime R ^b,c   Pla, Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediterranean Sea; migration rates; past demographic analysis; phylogeography; stock structure; swordfish; Xiphias gladius

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PERCIFORM; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 77955902374     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq031     Document Type: Article

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