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The invasion of Patagonia by Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): inferences from mitochondrial DNA patterns.
Genetica - 1 Dec 2012
Riva Rossi C M, Pascual M A, Aedo Marchant E, Basso N, Ciancio J E, Mezga B, Fernández D A, Ernst-Elizalde B
Abstract excerpt
The Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, which was introduced deliberately in Chile four decades ago for sport fishing and aquaculture, represents a rare example of a successful translocation of an anadromous Pacific salmon into the southern Hemisphere, offering a unique opportunity to examine the role of introduction history and genetic variability in invasion success. We used historical information and...
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