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Stock structure of the swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the southwest Indian Ocean: A preliminary study

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Stock structure of swordfish (Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758) from four areas of the South West Indian Ocean was conducted using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) on mtDNA control region and six amplified microsatellite loci. No significant differences were found among the four locations using either molecular technique. Most variability was found within populations, with only a small proportion of variation among samples, suggesting a unique stock of swordfish in the South West Indian Ocean. The sample size of this study is too small to reveal significant structure among the sampling locations. These results are baseline for a future larger scale project in the whole Indian Ocean.

Source: Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea)

Authors: Jean, Claire, Bourjea, Jerome, Jouen, Emmanuel, Taquet, Marc

Institutions: Ifremer, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

Language: English

Topic: Genetic diversity and population structure

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: green

Funder: Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

OpenAlex ID: W2123992848

FWCI: 0.154

Cites: 16

Cited by: 3

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