Identification of Astyanax altiparanae (Teleostei, Characidae) in the Iguaçu River, Brazil, based on mitochondrial DNA and RAPD markers

Identification of Astyanax altiparanae (Teleostei, Characidae) in the Iguaçu River, Brazil, based on mitochondrial DNA and RAPD markers

Astyanax fishes are among the most important food-web components of South America rivers. In the Iguaçu River basin, the Astyanax genus is represented mainly by endemic species. For millions of years, that hydrographic basin has been geographically isolated from the Paraná River basin by the Iguaçu...

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Main Authors: Prioli Sônia M.A.P., Prioli Alberto J., Júlio Jr. Horácio F., Pavanelli Carla S., Oliveira Alessandra V. de, Carrer Helaine, Carraro Dirce M., Prioli Laudenir M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2002-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Astyanax
fish
D-loop
control region
mitochondrial DNA
RAPD
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