@article{Elglid_Crouau-Roy_Bradai_Fadhlaoui-Zid_2015, title={Population genetic structure of Epinephelus marginatus in the Central Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Gabe¨s and the coast of Libya)}, volume={8}, url={https://rajpub.com/index.php/jab/article/view/3818}, DOI={10.24297/jab.v8i2.3818}, abstractNote={<p class="Default">In the present study, mitochondrial DNA sequences from the cytochrome b (cytb) gene and seven nuclear microsatellites were examined to assess the genetic diversity of <em>Epinephelus marginatus</em> inhabiting Tunisian and Libyan coastal waters.  Based on 940 base pairs of the cytochrome b segment, we found low level of genetic variability for the two samples analysed (h = 0.294 ± 0.097and h = 0.274± 0.142 respectively in Tunisia and Libya).  An analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed significant pattern of genetic structure based on nuclear data (7 microsatellite loci) (ΦST= 0.28487; P < 0.001). Conversely, no genetic structuring was found for mtDNA (ΦST = -0.0121). In summary, this study provides preliminary assessment of geographical patterns of differentiation of <em>E. marginatus</em> in this region for conservation, management and stock identification.</p>}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN BIOLOGY}, author={Elglid, Aziza and Crouau-Roy, Brigitte and Bradai, Mohamed Nejmeddine and Fadhlaoui-Zid, Karima}, year={2015}, month={Nov.}, pages={1571–1580} }