DNA barcoding and microsatellites help species delimitation and hybrid identification in endangered galaxiid fishes.

DNA barcoding and microsatellites help species delimitation and hybrid identification in endangered galaxiid fishes.

The conservation of data deficient species is often hampered by inaccurate species delimitation. The galaxiid fishes Aplochiton zebra and Aplochiton taeniatus are endemic to Patagonia (and for A. zebra the Falkland Islands), where they are threatened by invasive salmonids. Conservation of Aplochiton...

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Main Authors: Delphine Vanhaecke, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz, Gonzalo Gajardo, Kyle Young, Jose Sanzana, Gabriel Orellana, Daniel Fowler, Paul Howes, Catalina Monzon-Arguello, Sofia Consuegra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3295793?pdf=render

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