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Restitution and genetic differentiation of salmon populations in the southern Baltic genotyped with the Atlantic salmon 7K SNP array.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 6 May 2015
Poćwierz-Kotus Anita, Bernaś Rafał, Kent Matthew P, Lien Sigbjørn, Leliűna Egidijus, Dębowski Piotr, Wenne Roman
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BACKGROUND: Native populations of Atlantic salmon in Poland, from the southern Baltic region, became extinct in the 1980s. Attempts to restitute salmon populations in Poland have been based on a Latvian salmon population from the Daugava river. Releases of hatchery reared smolts started in 1986, but to date, only one population with confirmed natural reproduction has been observed in the Slupia river. Our aim was...
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