High genetic diversity and connectivity in Colossoma macropomum in the Amazon basin revealed by microsatellite markers

Abstract Colossoma macropomum is the second largest scaled fish of the Amazon. It is economically important for commercial fisheries and for aquaculture, but few studies have examined the diversity and genetic structure of natural populations of this species. The aim of this study was to investigate...

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Main Authors: Paola Fazzi-Gomes, Sávio Guerreiro, Glauber David Almeida Palheta, Nuno Filipe Alves Correa de Melo, Sidney Santos, Igor Hamoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572017005001101&lng=en&tlng=en