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Demographics and landscape features determine intrariver population structure in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): the case of the River Moy in Ireland.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2008
Dillane E, McGinnity P, Coughlan J P, Cross M C, De Eyto E, Kenchington E, Prodöhl P, Cross T F
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Contemporary genetic structure of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in the River Moy in Ireland is shown here to be strongly related to landscape features and population demographics, with populations being defined largely by their degree of physical isolation and their size. Samples of juvenile salmon were collected from the 17 major spawning areas on the river Moy and from one spawning area in each of five...
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