Mitochondrial DNA variation in wild populations of Leporinus elongatus from the Paraná River basin

Leporinus elongatus, a fish species widely distributed throughout the Paraná River basin in South America, is an important fishery resource and a valuable species in aquaculture programs. Despite its great economic importance, several wild populations have been suffering a drastic reduction. The com...

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Main Authors: Cesar Martins, Adriane P. Wasko, Claudio Oliveira, Fausto Foresti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2003-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572003000100006