Phylogeography of the copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) in the southern hemisphere: Implications for the conservation of a coastal apex predator

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 861-869

  Benavides, Martin T ^a   Feldheim, Kevin A ^b   Duffy, Clinton A ^c   Wintner, Sabine ^d,e   Braccini, J Matias ^f,g   Boomer, Jessica ^h   Huveneers, Charlie ^i,j   Rogers, Paul ^i,j   Mangel, Jeffrey C ^k,l   Alfaro Shigueto, Joanna ^k,l   Cartamil, Daniel P ^m   Chapman, Demian D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

^h MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^j FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^k Pro Delphinus ^*  (Peru)

^l UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

bronze whaler; control region; fin trade; mitochondrial DNA; population genetics

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EXPLOITATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POACHING; PREDATOR; SHARK; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VICARIANCE;

AUSTRALIA; NAMIBIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

CARCHARHINUS BRACHYURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 79960934505     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10236     Document Type: Article

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