Genomic analyses of Northern snakehead (Channa argus) populations in North America.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The introduction of northern snakehead (Channa argus; Anabantiformes: Channidae) and their subsequent expansion is one of many problematic biological invasions in the United States. This harmful aquatic invasive species has become established in various parts of the eastern United States, including the Potomac River basin, and has recently become established in the Mississippi River basin in Arkansas. Effective management of C. argus and prevention of its further spread depends upon knowledge of current population structure in the United States.

Methods

Novel methods for invasive species using whole genomic scans provide unprecedented levels of data, which are able to investigate fine scale differences between and within populations of organisms. In

SUBMITTER: Resh CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5889702 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature