Population structure, effective population size and adverse effects of stocking in the endangered Australian eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 303-321

  Nock, C J ^a   Ovenden, J R ^b   Butler, G L ^c   Wooden, I ^d   Moore, A ^e   Baverstock, P R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

^c Grafton Research Centre   (Australia)

^d Narrandera Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic variation; Isolation by distance; Microsatellite; Stocking impact

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PERCIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; FISHERIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERCIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY;

MACCULLOCHELLA IKEI;

EID: 78651422113     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02865.x     Document Type: Article

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