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A nuclear DNA perspective on delineating evolutionarily significant lineages in polyploids: the case of the endangered shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
King Tim L, Henderson Anne P, Kynard Boyd E, Kieffer Micah C, Peterson Douglas L, Aunins Aaron W, Brown Bonnie L
Abstract excerpt
The shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, oft considered a phylogenetic relic, is listed as an "endangered species threatened with extinction" in the US and "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List. Effective conservation of A. brevirostrum depends on understanding its diversity and evolutionary processes, yet challenges associated with the polyploid nature of its nuclear genome have heretofore limited population...
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