Genetic identification of istiophorid larvae from the Gulf of Mexico based on the analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Academic Article

abstract

• Assigning relative importance of spawning and nursery habitats for threatened and endangered teleosts, such as those seen in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), relies on the proper identification of the early life-history stages of the species of concern. Here, sequencing a portion of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region (CR) I as barcodes is recommended to identify istiophorid (billfish) larvae in the Atlantic Ocean because of its high resolution and the intrinsic value of the levels of genetic variation that can be extracted from these data. The universality of the primers employed here demonstrates their utility for not only the positive identification of istiophorids in the GoM, but for any larval teleost occurring in areas recognized as larval hotspots worldwide.

authors

• Alvarado-Bremer, Jaime

published proceedings

• J Fish Biol

altmetric score

• 2.25

author list (cited authors)

• McKenzie, J. L., & Alvarado Bremer, J. R.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• McKenzie, JL||Alvarado Bremer, JR

publication date

• March 2017

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Fish Biology  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Atlantic Ocean
• Barcodes
• Billfish
• DNA Primers
• DNA, Mitochondrial
• Fishes
• Forensic Identification
• Genetic Variation
• Gulf Of Mexico
• Larva
• Larval Hotspot
• Life Cycle Stages
• MtDNA
• Sequence Analysis, DNA
• Species Specificity
• Universal Teleost Primers

PubMed Central ID

• 27859230

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/jfb.13212

start page

• 1070

end page

• 1079

volume

• 90

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13212

user-defined tag

• 15 Life on Land