Decline of genetic variability in a captive population of Pacific white shrimp Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei using microsatellite and pedigree information

Background: The objective of this study was to estimate the decline of genetic variability and the changes in effective population size in three shrimp populations. One was a wild population collected at several points in the Mexican Pacific Ocean. The other two populations were different generation...

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Main Authors: Vela Avitúa,Sergio, Montaldo,Hugo H, Márquez Valdelamar,Laura, Campos Montes,Gabriel R, Castillo Juárez,Héctor
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2013
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582013000400009
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