Comparisons of the biological and genetic characteristics of the Mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae) in different regions of Western Australia

Farmer, Bryn (2008) Comparisons of the biological and genetic characteristics of the Mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae) in different regions of Western Australia. PhD thesis, Murdoch University.

Abstract

The research conducted for this thesis has produced quantitative data on the biology and population genetic structure of the Mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus in Western Australia, where this sciaenid is recreationally and commercially fished. These data were used 1) to test various hypotheses regarding the relationship between key biological characteristics of A. japonicus and both latitude and environmental variables, 2) to investigate the population structure and genetic characteristics of populations of A. japonicus on the west and south coasts of Western Australia and to assess the relationships between these populations and those of A. japonicus in eastern Australia and South Africa, and 3) to consider the implications of the biological and genetic results for management.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Supervisor(s):	Potter, Ian and Chaplin, Jennifer
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/682

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