title: Genetic population structure and differentiation of Western Iranian Oxynoemacheilusargyrogramma(Heckel, 1847) using SSR markers.
abstract: This study was carried out to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure of 90 specimens ofOxynoemacheilus argyrogrammacollected from Sepidbarg, Gamasiab and Ghaleji rivers, in the west of Iran. Analyses using three microsatellite loci indicated that the average number of alleles in the population was 12, which was well above the reported values for freshwater fishes. The expected (He) and observed (Ho) heterozygosity means were 0.865 and 0.576, respectively. Almost all loci showed deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE). The results demonstrated thatOxynoemacheilus argyrogrammahad desirable genetic diversity in the investigated regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fisheries Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kolangi-Miandare
authors.affiliation: Aquatic Ecology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran.
authors.forename: Ghasem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Askari
keywords: Genetic diversity; Iran; Microsatellite; Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma