Istiophorid billfishes are highly migratory species that inhabit the tropical and subtropical,
epipelagic waters of the world's oceans, a large, relatively homogeneous environment that …

Different classes of molecular markers occasionally yield discordant views of population
structure within a species. Here, we examine the distribution of molecular variance from 14 …

Genetic variation was surveyed at five microsatellite loci and the mitochondrial control
region (819 bp) to test for the presence of genetic stock structure in striped marlin (Kajikia …

Spatial genetic structure in the highly migratory striped marlin (Kajikia audax) was examined
using nuclear (microsatellite) and mitochondrial (control region sequences) DNA markers …

The genetic basis of stock structure of white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus Poey, 1860) was
inferred from analyses of five tetranucleotide repeat microsatellite loci (n= 214) and the …

The global genetic population structure of sailfish is not well understood, nor has it been well
characterized in any of the major ocean basins. In this study, we surveyed the pattern of …

Investigations of the stock structures of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and white marlin
(Tetrapturus albidus) within the Atlantic Ocean using analyses of mitochondrial (mt) DNA …

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) stock status varies among ocean basins, and the Atlantic-
wide stock is overfished. United States regulations prohibit commercial landing, importation …

The genetic basis of population structure in white marlin (Kajikia albida) is not well
understood. Previous evaluation of genetic population structure in this species utilized a …

Many groupers in the western Atlantic are vulnerable to overfishing, and appropriate
management requires knowledge of the population structure of these fish. To this end …