Evidence for population structuring of blue whiting (micromesistius poutassou) in the northeast atlantic

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Was, A., Gosling, E., McCrann, K., Mork, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2008
• Subjects: blue whiting; gene flow; genetic differentiation; landscape genetics; micromesistius poutassou; microsatellites; cod gadus-morhua; trout oncorhynchus-clarki; herring clupea-harengus; genetic-structure; microsatellite markers; heterozygote deficiency; northwest atlantic; spawning grounds; walleye pollock; Rockall Bank; Porcupine Bank; Hebridean Shelf; Gadus morhua; Northeast Atlantic; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/14382; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm187

Many marine fish species are characterized by large population sizes, strong migratory behaviour, high fecundity, and pelagic eggs and larvae that are subject to passive transport by ocean currents, all factors that tend to reduce the rate of development of genetic partitioning among localized popul...