Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers show no evidence of population structure in walleye (Sander vitreus) in Lake Winnipeg

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages 47-57

  Backhouse James, Stephanie M ^a   Docker, Margaret F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Winnipeg; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Sander vitreus; Stock structure; Walleye

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GLACIAL REFUGIA; GRAND RAPIDS; ICELANDICS; LOW DEGREE; MANITOBA; MICRO SATELLITE; MICROSATELLITE LOCI; MICROSATELLITE MARKERS; MICROSATELLITES; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION STRUCTURES; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; SAMPLING LOCATION; WALLEYE;

BIOMARKERS; DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; PROFITABILITY;

LAKES;

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PERCIFORM; PHILOPATRY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REFUGIUM; SPAWNING;

CANADA; LAKE WINNIPEG; MANITOBA;

SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 84863095453     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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