Genetic structure and diversity of introduced eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in south-eastern Australia

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We thank Chris Rawson and Richard Lim (University of Technology, Sydney), Robbie Wilson (University of Queensland), Michael Hammer (University of Adelaide) and Steve Marshall (CAPIM, University of Melbourne) for providing some samples and sampling-site information, as well as Amanda Dimmock and Kadesh Clarke (Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Queensland), South Australia Water, Paul Mitrovski (University of Melbourne) and Angus Bell for assisting with field collections. Sampling was undertaken in accordance with the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (AEC 05102). David Sharley generated Fig. 1 and Melissa Carew and Andrew Weeks provided statistical advice. The authors thank two anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions on the manuscript. This research was funded by the Melbourne Water Corporation and the Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management as well as an ARC Fellowship to AAH.