Severe Inbreeding and Small Effective Number of Breeders in a Formerly Abundant Marine Fish

In contrast to freshwater fish it is presumed that marine fish are unlikely to spawn with close relatives due to the dilution effect of large breeding populations and their propensity for movement and reproductive mixing. Inbreeding is therefore not typically a focal concern of marine fish managemen...

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Published in:PloS one Vol. 8; no. 6; p. e66126
Main Authors: O'Leary, Shannon J., Hice, Lyndie A., Feldheim, Kevin A., Frisk, Michael G., McElroy, Anne E., Fast, Mark D., Chapman, Demian D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.06.2013
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ISSN:1932-6203, 1932-6203
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