Variation in the Local Grey Mullet Populations (<i>Mugil cephalus</i>) on the Western Pacific Fringe.

ABSTRACT: Background: Understanding population genetic structures is crucial for planning and implementing conservation programmes to preserve species' adaptive and evolutionary potential and thus ensure their long-term persistence. The grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) is a globally distributed coastal fish. Its populations in waters surrounding Taiwan on the western Pacific fringe are divided into at least two stocks (migratory and residential), but questions remain regarding their genetic divergence and gene flow. Methods and Results: To cast more light on this, allozyme variations at 21 presumptive gene loci of 1217 adult grey mullets from 15 localities in Japan, Taiwan and mainland China, and four gene loci from 1470 juveniles from three localities in Taiwan were used to investi

SUBMITTER: Kuo CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature