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Discovery and validation of gene-linked diagnostic SNP markers for assessing hybridization between Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and Florida bass (M. floridanus).
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Mar 2015
Li Chao, Gowan Spencer, Anil Ammu, Beck Benjamin H, Thongda Wilawan, Kucuktas Huseyin, Kaltenboeck Ludmilla, Peatman Eric
Abstract excerpt
Efforts to improve recreational fisheries have included widespread stocking of Micropterus floridanus outside its native range of peninsular Florida. Hybridization of Florida bass (M. floridanus) with largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) has now dramatically expanded beyond a naturally occurring intergrade zone in the southeast U.S. In recent years, there has been growing interest in protecting the genetic...
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