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Sturgeon conservation genomics: SNP discovery and validation using RAD sequencing.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2013
Ogden R, Gharbi K, Mugue N, Martinsohn J, Senn H, Davey J W, Pourkazemi M, McEwing R, Eland C, Vidotto M, Sergeev A, Congiu L
Abstract excerpt
Caviar-producing sturgeons belonging to the genus Acipenser are considered to be one of the most endangered species groups in the world. Continued overfishing in spite of increasing legislation, zero catch quotas and extensive aquaculture production have led to the collapse of wild stocks across Europe and Asia. The evolutionary relationships among Adriatic, Russian, Persian and Siberian sturgeons are complex...
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