Anguilla anguilla 18 individuals sample
Anguilla anguilla
Recruiting glass eel (juvenile) samples were collected in early 2007 at three separate geographic locations across Europe, one in the Atlantic Ocean: (1) the estuary of the river Vilaine (47*29'N; 2*28'W) in Brittany/North-West France; and two in the Tyrrhenian Sea/Mediterranean Sea: (2) the estuary of the river Tiber (41*46'N; 12*14'E); and (3) the estuary of the river Sele (40*48'N; 14*93'E). Individuals were sacrificed immediately after collection from the field following internationally recognized guidelines. Samples were stored in RNALater (Ambion) at -20*C prior extraction. No analyses or experiments were conducted with live animals.