International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic variation of striped snakehead (Channa striatus Bloch, 1793) populations using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers

Ajaz Ali Bhat
  • Ajaz Ali Bhat
  • Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai Tamilnadu-627 002, India.
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M. A. Haniffa*
  • M. A. Haniffa*
  • Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai Tamilnadu-627 002, India.
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M. James Milton
  • M. James Milton
  • Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai Tamilnadu-627 002, India.
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Bilal Ahmad Paray
  • Bilal Ahmad Paray
  • Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai Tamilnadu-627 002, India.
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P. R. Divya
  • P. R. Divya
  • National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Cochin Unit, CMFRI Campus, Kochi- 682 018, India.
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A. Gopalakrishnan
  • A. Gopalakrishnan
  • National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Cochin Unit, CMFRI Campus, Kochi- 682 018, India.
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  •  Received: 02 November 2013
  •  Accepted: 15 April 2014
  •  Published: 28 May 2014

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