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The use and abuse of parasites as stock markers for fish

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FISHERIES RESEARCH
Volume 97, Issue 1-2, Pages 1-2

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.12.016

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Parasite tag; Stock marker; Biological marker; Parasite; Fish stock

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The parasite fauna of a fish species may vary with geographical location. This does not necessarily mean that fish with different parasites are from different stocks, as many parasites are transient. Parasites used for putative stock identification should be selected and applied cautiously. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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