High genetic diversity and limited spatial structure in an endangered, endemic South African sparid, the red steenbras Petrus rupestris

The red steenbras Petrus rupestris is endemic to South Africa, occurring from False Bay in the Western Cape Province to St Lucia in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. This species, the largest member of the family Sparidae, has undergone a substantial stock decline as a result of overfishing and is cons...

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Published in:	African journal of marine science Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 295 - 306
Main Authors:	Gouws, G, Kerwath, SE, Potts, WM, James, NC, Vine, NG, Cowley, PD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 01.10.2020 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Deoxyribonucleic acid Diversity indices DNA Endemic species fish fisheries management Gene flow Genetic analysis Genetic diversity genetic markers Genetic structure Genetic variation haplotype diversity Haplotypes introns Life history linefish longevity Marine fishes Migrate-n analysis Migrations mitochondria Mitochondrial DNA mtDNA control region Offshore Offshore engineering Offshore structures Overexploitation Overfishing panmixia Petrus rupestris population genetics Regions S7 intron 1 Saint Lucia Sampling South Africa Sparidae South Africa Saint Lucia
ISSN:	1814-232X, 1814-2338, 1814-2338
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