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Are intraspecific Conservation Units of salmonids recognised in your country's legislation and what are the practical implications of this?

Most populations of salmonids differ from each other in molecular genetics, morphology, life history, etc., with many populations showing local adaptations. While some populations, or groups of...

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Could preserved museum specimens of salmonids be replaced with DNA sequences as the name-bearing type for a species?

Trout and other salmonid taxonomies are still in a chaotic state and in many respects have advanced little since the 19th Century. Salmonids are renowned for their phenotypic plasticity expressed...

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