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Molecular Phylogeny of Mullets (Teleosti: Mugilidae) in Iran Based on Mitochondrial DNA

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The authors are grateful to the Iranian Fisheries Research Organization for financial support and laboratory facilities.

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  1. Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, km 9 Sea Road, P.O. Box 578, Sari, Iran

    Mahboobeh Nematzadeh & Mohammad Kazem Khalesi

  2. Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran

    Sohrab Rezvani Gillkolaei

  3. Ecological Academy of Caspian Sea, Sari, Iran

    Faramarz Laloei

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Nematzadeh, M., Gillkolaei, S.R., Khalesi, M.K. et al. Molecular Phylogeny of Mullets (Teleosti: Mugilidae) in Iran Based on Mitochondrial DNA. Biochem Genet 51, 334–340 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-012-9566-5

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