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Across the great divide: genetic forensics reveals misidentification of endangered cutthroat trout populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2007
Metcalf Jessica L, Pritchard Victoria L, Silvestri Sarah M, Jenkins Jazzmin B, Wood John S, Cowley David E, Evans R Paul, Shiozawa Dennis K, Martin Andrew P
Abstract excerpt
Accurate assessment of species identity is fundamental for conservation biology. Using molecular markers from the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes, we discovered that many putatively native populations of greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii stomias) comprised another subspecies of cutthroat trout, Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus). The error can be explained by the...
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