Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 16: Genetic Assignment of Marine-Caught Adult Salmon at Armadale to Region of Origin

Report describing genetic assignment techniques used in order to investigate the origins of salmon satellite-tagged at Armadale on the north coast of Scotland.


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