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All roads lead to home: panmixia of European eel in the Sargasso Sea.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2011
Als Thomas D, Hansen Michael M, Maes Gregory E, Castonguay Martin, Riemann Lasse, Aarestrup Kim, Munk Peter, Sparholt Henrik, Hanel Reinhold, Bernatchez Louis
Abstract excerpt
European eels (Anguilla anguilla) spawn in the remote Sargasso Sea in partial sympatry with American eels (Anguilla rostrata), and juveniles are transported more than 5000 km back to the European and North African coasts. The two species have been regarded as classic textbook examples of panmixia, each comprising a single, randomly mating population. However, several recent studies based on continental samples...
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