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Genetic diversity and population structure of Synthesium pontoporiae (Digenea, Brachycladiidae) linked to its definitive host stocks, the endangered Franciscana dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei (Pontoporiidae) off the coast of Brazil and Argentina.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Jan 2015
Marigo J, Cunha H A, Bertozzi C P, Souza S P, Rosas F C W, Cremer M J, Barreto A S, de Oliveira L R, Cappozzo H L, Valente A L S, Santos C P, Vicente A C P
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Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais and d'Orbigny, 1844) is an endangered small cetacean endemic to South America with four Franciscana Management Areas (FMA) recognized as different population stocks. The role of the intestinal parasite Synthesium pontoporiae (Digenea: Brachycladiidae) as a possible biological marker to differentiate P. blainvillei stocks was evaluated using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers....
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