Evaluation of DNA metabarcoding for identifying fish eggs: a case study on the West Florida Shelf

A critical factor in fisheries management is the protection of spawning sites for ecologically and economically important fish species. DNA barcoding (i.e., amplification and sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene) of fish eggs has emerged as a powerful technique for ident...

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Main Authors: Mya Breitbart, Makenzie Kerr, Michael J. Schram, Ian Williams, Grace Koziol, Ernst Peebles, Christopher D. Stallings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15016.pdf