Whole mitochondrial genome scan for population structure and selection in the Atlantic herring

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Marine fish, such as the Atlantic herring (<it>Clupea harengus</it>), often show a low degree of differentiation over large geographical regions. Despite strong environmental gradients (salinity and temperature) in the Ba...

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Main Authors: Teacher Amber GF, André Carl, Merilä Juha, Wheat Christopher W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/248