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dc.contributor.author | Vella, Noel | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vella, Adriana | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-12T05:47:02Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-12T05:47:02Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Vella, N., & Vella, A. (2023). Phylogeographic analyses of the Shortfin mako, ππ΄πΆπ³πΆπ΄ π°πΉπΊπ³πͺπ―π€π©πΆπ΄ Rafinesque, 1810 (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes) from the Central Mediterranean Sea, a critically endangered species in the region. Fishes, 8(10), 520. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123469 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The Shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810, is a globally distributed highly migratory pelagic shark species, occurring mostly in temperate and tropical regions, including the Mediterranean Sea where it is by-caught during fishing activities targeting other economically important fish species. The aim of this study is to investigate the genetic connectivity of the Shortfin mako from the central Mediterranean Sea to previously studied populations. The mtDNA control region (CR), 977 bp, of 37 I. oxyrinchus specimens collected between 2004 and 2012 from landings in Malta were analysed, and we identified nine haplotypes, including three newly discovered haplotypes that may be unique to the Mediterranean Sea and which represent 16.7% of the studied individuals. These haplotypes, together with variations in haplotype frequencies, led to significant FST and ΟST values between the Mediterranean population and other global populations, with the exception of that from the north Atlantic Ocean. This study provides the first insight of the mtDNA CR diversity of this critically endangered species in the Mediterranean Sea and highlights the importance of conserving this species in the region. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Shortfin mako -- Mediterranean Region -- Genetics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Phylogeography -- Mediterranean Region | en_GB |
dc.subject | Chondrichthyes -- Mediterranean Region | en_GB |
dc.subject | Lamniformes -- Mediterranean Region | en_GB |
dc.subject | Mitochondrial DNA | en_GB |
dc.title | Phylogeographic analyses of the Shortfin mako, ππ΄πΆπ³πΆπ΄ π°πΉπΊπ³πͺπ―π€π©πΆπ΄ Rafinesque, 1810 (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes) from the central Mediterranean Sea, a critically endangered species in the region | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/fishes8100520 | - |
dc.publication.title | Fishes | en_GB |
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