SNP diversity in introduced populations of the invasive Gambusia holbrooki

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-108

  Vidal, Oriol ^a   Sanz, Nuria ^a   Araguas, Rosa Maria ^a   Fernández Cebrian, Raquel ^a   Diez del Molino, David ^a   García Marín, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gambusia holbrooki; Gene diversity; Invasive species; Mosquitofish; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 82555165016     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2011.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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