Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4544808 | Fisheries Research | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A highly variable fragment of the mtDNA control region of the whale shark was sequenced to investigate genetic population structure at three localities in the Gulf of California. We found high levels of variation with 14 haplotypes among 36 individuals (h = 0.90, π = 0.005). AMOVA analysis did not detect significant structuring among Gulf of California whale sharks (P > 0.12, ΦST 0.029), which indicates a single, highly mobile population. Genetic analysis, along with field observations, suggests natal philopatry of female whale sharks in the Gulf of California.
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Authors
Dení Ramírez-Macías, Ricardo Vázquez-Juárez, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Adrián Munguía-Vega,