Contribution of conservation genetics in assessing neotropical freshwater fish biodiversity

Human activities have a considerable impact on hydrographic systems and fish fauna. The present review on conservation genetics of neotropical freshwater fish reveals that DNA analyses have been promoting increased knowledge on the genetic structure of fish species and their response to environmenta...

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Main Authors: NM. Piorski, A. Sanches, LF. Carvalho-Costa, T. Hatanaka, M. Carrillo-Avila, PD. Freitas, PM. Galetti Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842008000500011&lng=en&tlng=en