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Temporal genetic differentiation in cultured and natural beds of the brown mussel Perna perna (Mytilidae).
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 22 Mar 2007
Appio K T, Weber L I
Abstract excerpt
Perna perna is the most important cultivated mussel of Santa Catarina, Brazil, sustaining an important economic input for many local families. Natural stocks of P. perna are depleted by the extraction of adults and seeds for consumption and culture. The aim of the present study was to use the microsatellite locus pms-2 to study the variation of the genetic composition and diversity between natural and cultured...
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