The verification of authenticity and detection of food mislabeling are elements that have
been of high importance for centuries. During the last few decades there has been an …

Interspecific hybridization occurs widelyacross a taxonomically diverse array of fishspecies.
Multiple factors typically interactto effect the outcome of hybridization events. Human …

The induction of triploidy and gynogenesis by chromosome set manipulation has
traditionally been studied more intensively in freshwater than in marine fish. In the last years …

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides, LB) is an important aquaculture and fishing
species in the world. LB has been introduced into China since 1983, and its aquaculture …

Information on the genetic structure of cultivable fish species is essential for studying
molecular systematics and optimising fisheries management and fish farming. The random …

Microsatellite DNA variation was examined at 11 loci in five populations of Florida
largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides floridanus (N= 175) and eight populations of …

Genetic diversity of the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus collected from the river Nile (Cairo,
Assuit and Qena) and two Delta lakes (Burullus and Manzalla) in Egypt was examined by …

Efforts to improve recreational fisheries have included widespread stocking of M icropterus
floridanus outside its native range of peninsular F lorida. Hybridization of F lorida bass (M …

Phenotypic identification of groupers of the genus Epinephelus is based on color patterns
and a suite of morphologic characters. However, these characters often show intraspecific …

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis has been used to identify the eight
Barbus species of the Iberian Peninsula, whose morphological differentiation is difficult. Ten …