Inclusion of South American samples reveals new population structuring of the blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the western Atlantic

Inclusion of South American samples reveals new population structuring of the blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the western Atlantic

Carcharhinus limbatus has a cosmopolitan distribution and marked genetic structuring, mainly because of its philopatric behavior. However, analysis of this structuring has not previously included South American populations. In the present study, we analyzed a sample of adult individuals collected on...

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Main Authors: Davidson Sodré, Luis F.S. Rodrigues-Filho, Rosália F.C. Souza, Péricles S. Rêgo, Horacio Schneider, Iracilda Sampaio, Marcelo Vallinoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2012-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Carcharhinus limbatus
control region
fishery stocks
mitochondrial DNA
population genetics
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000500008

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