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The application of molecular markers to the study and conservation of fish populations, with special reference to Salmo

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Ferguson A, Taggart J, Prodohl PA, McMeel O, Thompson CE, Stone CE, McGinnity P & Hynes RA (1995) The application of molecular markers to the study and conservation of fish populations, with special reference to Salmo. Journal of Fish Biology, 47 (Supplement sA), pp. 103-126. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb06048.x

Abstract
The main molecular techniques which can be used to generate genetic markers, and the applications of these markers to studies of fish populations are outlined. Published and ongoing studies, in the authors' laboratories, on brown trout and Atlantic salmon are used to compare the resolution and applicability of allozyme, mitochondrial DNA and minisatellite (variable number of tandem repeats) markers for studies on population structuring, genetic variation within populations, and the impact of the accidental and deliberate introduction of non-native salmonids on the genetic make-up of natural populations.

Keywords
allozymes; mitochondrial DNA; minisatellite DNA; variable number of tandem repeats; population structure; genetic diversity; parentage identification, Salmo

Journal
Journal of Fish Biology: Volume 47, Issue Supplement sA

StatusPublished
Publication date31/12/1995
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISSN0022-1112