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First DNA Barcode Reference Library for the Identification of South American Freshwater Fish from the Lower Paraná River.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Díaz Juan, Villanova Gabriela Vanina, Brancolini Florencia, Del Pazo Felipe, Posner Victoria Maria, Grimberg Alexis, Arranz Silvia Eda
Abstract excerpt
Valid fish species identification is essential for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management. Here, we provide a sequence reference library based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I for a valid identification of 79 freshwater fish species from the Lower Paraná River. Neighbour-joining analysis based on K2P genetic distances formed non-overlapping clusters for almost all species with a ≥99%...
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