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DNA barcodes discriminate freshwater fishes from the Paraíba do Sul River Basin, São Paulo, Brazil.
Mitochondrial DNA - 1 Oct 2011
Pereira Luiz H G, Maia Gláucia M G, Hanner Robert, Foresti Fausto, Oliveira Claudio
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Considering the promising use of DNA barcoding for species identification, the importance of the freshwater fish fauna of the Paraíba do Sul River Basin, and its advanced stage of degradation, the present study evaluated the effectiveness of DNA barcoding to identify the fish species in this basin. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 295 specimens representing 58 species belonging to 40 genera,...
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