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Genetic homogeneity of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the western Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic

Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is an epipelagic, highly migratory species distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate waters including the Mediterranean Sea. Protein electrophoresis analyses can provide knowledge of the genetic population structure of the species and therefore be used as a tool for fishery management. Areas sampled include the islands of Majorca and Sicily in the western Mediterranean and the Canary Islands in the eastern Atlantic. The results of the protein electrophoresis reveal a level of genetic variability similar to other highly migratory species. No differences were found among locations, and it was not possible to reject the null hypothesis of one panmictic population in the area studied

Scientia Marina, 1998, vol. 63, núm. 3-4, p. 337-341

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Author: Pla Zanuy, Carles
Pujolar, Josep Martí
Date: 1998
Abstract: Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is an epipelagic, highly migratory species distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate waters including the Mediterranean Sea. Protein electrophoresis analyses can provide knowledge of the genetic population structure of the species and therefore be used as a tool for fishery management. Areas sampled include the islands of Majorca and Sicily in the western Mediterranean and the Canary Islands in the eastern Atlantic. The results of the protein electrophoresis reveal a level of genetic variability similar to other highly migratory species. No differences were found among locations, and it was not possible to reject the null hypothesis of one panmictic population in the area studied
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ISSN: 0214-8358 (versió paper)
1886-8134 (versió electrònica)
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/8207
Language: eng
Publisher: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Collection: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/2387/
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Is part of: Scientia Marina, 1998, vol. 63, núm. 3-4, p. 337-341
Rights: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Spain
Rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/
Subject: Genètica de poblacions
Population genetics
Dofins -- Genètica -- Mediterrània, Mar
Dolphins -- Genetics -- Mediterranean Sea
Title: Genetic homogeneity of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the western Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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