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List of works by Aletta E Bester-van der Merwe

A globally threatened shark, Carcharias taurus, shows no population decline in South Africa

scientific article published on 21 October 2020

Comparison of population genetic estimates amongst wild, F1 and F2 cultured abalone (Haliotis midae).

scientific article published on 12 March 2014

Detection of molecular signatures of selection at microsatellite loci in the South African abalone (Haliotis midae) using a population genomic approach.

scientific article

Differential gene flow patterns for two commercially exploited shark species, tope (Galeorhinus galeus) and common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) along the south–west coast of South Africa

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Genetic analyses of overfished silver kob Argyrosomus inodorus (Scieanidae) stocks along the southern African coast

Genetic analyses reveal declining trends and low effective population size in an overfished South African sciaenid species, the dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus)

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Historical isolation and hydrodynamically constrained gene flow in declining populations of the South-African abalone, Haliotis midae

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Isolation and validation of microsatellite markers from a depleted South African sciaenid species, the dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus), by means of the FIASCO/454 approach

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Microsatellite cross-species amplification and utility in southern African elasmobranchs: A valuable resource for fisheries management and conservation

scientific article

Molecular species identification and population genetics of chondrichthyans in South Africa: current challenges, priorities and progress

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2015

Molecular systematics and biogeography of the circumglobally distributed genus Seriola (Pisces: Carangidae).

scientific article published on 13 August 2015

New polymorphic microsatellite loci revealed for the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus through Ion Proton double-digest RAD sequencing

scientific article published on 14 September 2018

Population genetics of Southern Hemisphere tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus): Intercontinental divergence and constrained gene flow at different geographical scales

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Shallow seamounts represent speciation islands for circumglobal yellowtail Seriola lalandi

scientific article published on 11 February 2021

Species identification and comparative population genetics of four coastal houndsharks based on novel NGS-mined microsatellites

scientific article

Transcriptome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for abalone (Haliotis midae): validation and application using GoldenGate medium-throughput genotyping assays

scientific article published on 23 September 2013