Studies in Conservation Genetics of Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus): Microsatellite Variation across the Distribution of the Species

• Published in: Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries pp. 157 - 172
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2008; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Aquaculture & fishing: practice & techniques; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY; Zoology & animal sciences; North Carolina; PR; Genetic Distance Matrix; Allele Frequency; Megalops Atlanticus; 12S rRNA mtDNA; Atlantic Tarpon; Hardy Weinberg Expectations; Recreational Shery; Step-wise Mutation Model; 1X TBE Buffer; Ampli Cation; Te Ta; Haplotype Frequency Distributions; NC; Microsatellite Loci; MDS Analysis; ARLEQUIN Version; Microsatellite Variation; Expected Heterozygosity Values; Si Te

Introduction ... 131 Methods ... 133Collections ... 133 Isolation and Characterization of Microsatellites ... 134 Statistical Analyses ... 134Results ... 135 Within-Population Diversity ... 135 Among-Population Divergence ... 136Discussion ... 141 Acknowledgments ... 143 References ... 143Atlantic t...