Relatedness and polyandry of sixgill sharks, Hexanchus griseus, in an urban estuary

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 679-690

  Larson, Shawn ^a   Christiansen, Jeff ^a   Griffing, Denise ^a   Ashe, Jimiane ^a   Lowry, Dayv ^b   Andrews, Kelly ^c  

^a Seattle Aquarium   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluntnose sixgill; Hexanchus griseus; Microsatellites; Polyandry; Relatedness; Shark

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AQUARIUM; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; POLYANDRY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RELATEDNESS; SAMPLING; SHARK; URBAN AREA;

PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CHONDRICHTHYES; HEXANCHIDAE; HEXANCHUS GRISEUS;

EID: 79955873349     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0174-9     Document Type: Article

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