A tale of two seas: contrasting patterns of population structure in the small-spotted catshark across Europe.

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Gubili, C, Sims, DW, Verisimo, A, Dominici, P, Ellis, J, Grigorio, P, Johnson, A, McHugh, MJ, Neat, FC, Sarcenella, G, Serra-Pereira, B, Soldo, A, Genner, MJ, Griffiths, AM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Biology; Canicula; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/6671/; http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/6671/1/140175.full.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140175

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