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Article: Genetic structure of green abalone Haliotis fulgens population off Baja California, Mexico.
- Article from:
- Journal of Shellfish Research
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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ABSTRACT The design of appropriate management plans of the green abalone Haliotis fulgens fishery needs a better understanding of the present status of the genetic diversity of the wild stock, as well as its genetic structure. Samples from nine locations along the Baja California Peninsula, including one from an oceanic island (Isla Guadalupe), were obtained covering the areas where the commercial fishery is active. DNA was extracted from muscle tissue of 50 individuals from each location, and was used for PCR amplification of 4 microsatellites (Hka28, Hka56, Hfu1260, and Hful603). The number of alleles observed in all samples with Hka28 and Hka56 (23-35 and 15-19, ...