Genetic structure of capelin (Mallotus villosus) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Capelin (Mallotus villosus) is a commercially exploited, key forage-fish species found in the boreal waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans. We examined the population structure of capelin throughout their range in the Canadian northwest Atlantic Ocean using genetic-based methods. Cap...

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Main Authors: Ellen L Kenchington, Brian S Nakashima, Christopher T Taggart, Lorraine C Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4378951?pdf=render