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RAPID-COMMUNICATION Genetic diversity and differentiation in natural populations of Arapaima gigas from lower Amazon revealed by microsatellites.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 8 Feb 2017
Fazzi-Gomes P F, Melo N, Palheta G, Guerreiro S, Amador M, Ribeiro-Dos-Santos A K, Santos S, Hamoy I
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variability is one of the important criteria for species conservation decisions. This study aimed to analyze the genetic diversity and the population differentiation of two natural populations of Arapaima gigas, a species with a long history of being commercially exploited. We collected 87 samples of A. gigas from Grande Curuai Lake and Paru Lake, located in the Lower Amazon region of Amazônia, Brazil,...
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