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Inverted migration of rare whisker sheatfish in Nong-Han Lake, northeastern Thailand: implications for conservation.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 12 Sept 2014
Phongkaew P, Arunyawat U, Swatdipong A, Hongtrakul V
Abstract excerpt
Nong-Han Lake, Thailand, sustains the whisker sheatfish (Micronema bleekeri Günther, 1864), which is a rare species of freshwater catfish. Wild-caught whisker sheatfish has been intensively harvested to meet market demand; yet, genetic information about this species remains unknown. To assist with the in situ conservation of whisker sheatfish populations in Nong-Han Lake, 35 and 34 individuals from the middle...
Topics
- Animal Migration
- Animals
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Fishes
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Lakes
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Population Density
- Population Dynamics
- Thailand
