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Conservation strategies for Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) and the Amazonian várzea ecosystem.
Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia - 1 Dec 2007
Hrbek T, Crossa M, Farias I P
Abstract excerpt
In the present study we report a spatial autocorrelation analysis of molecular data obtained for Arapaima gigas, and the implication of this study for conservation and management. Arapaima is an important, but critically over-exploited giant food fish of the Amazonian várzea. Analysis of 14 variable microsatellite loci and 2,347 bp of mtDNA from 126 individuals sampled in seven localities within the Amazon basin...
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