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Species-specific genetic markers for identification of early life-history stages of Cape hakes, Merluccius capensis and Merluccius paradoxus in the southern Benguela Current |
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| Authors: | S von der Heyden † M R Lipinski ‡ C A Matthee |
| Institution: | Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa; and Marine and Coastal Management, Department of Environment and Tourism, Private Bag X2, Roggebay 8012, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Abstract: | The correct identification of fish egg and larval stages is crucial for inferring spawning areas and subsequent dispersal routes for marine fishes. The authors use species-specific mtDNA polymerase chain reaction to estimate proportions of Merluccius capensis and Merluccius paradoxus eggs and larvae and to elucidate early life stage distribution patterns in the southern Benguela system. |
| Keywords: | Benguela Current eggs larvae Merluccius Southern Africa species-specific PCR |