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Genetic differentiation among natural European populations of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., from drainages of the Atlantic Ocean
Author(s) -
BLANCO G.,
SANCHEZ J. A.,
VAZQUEZ E.,
RUBIO J.,
UTTER F. M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1992.tb00227.x
Subject(s) - salmo , biology , boreal , zoology , ecology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii>
Previously published allelic frequencies at four polymorphic protein coding loci were used as a basis for examining genetic relationships among 19 European populations of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. ‐ exclusive of Baltic drainages ‐ from the Barents Sea to Spain. The data did not support a model of distinct ancestral (e.g. Boreal and Celtic) origins, but were consistent with all populations descending from a single ancestral group within this region with genetically diverged populations drawn together through limited local migrations.