Hoareau, Thierry B.Klopper, Arrie WillemDos Santos, S.M.R.Oosthuizen, Carel JakobusBloomer, Paulette2015-06-192015-06-192015-05Hoareau, TB, Klopper, AW, Dos Santos, SMR, Oosthuizen, CJ & Bloomer, P 2015, 'Evaluating the resolution power of new microsatellites for species identification and stock delimitation in the Cape hakes Merluccius paradoxus and Merluccius capensis (Teleostei : Merlucciidae)', Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 86, no. 5, pp. 1650-1657.0022-1112 (print)1095-8649 (online)10.1111/jfb.12669http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45606The utility of 15 new and 17 previously published microsatellite markers was evaluated for species identification and stock delimitation in the deep-water hake Merluccius paradoxus and the shallow-water hake Merluccius capensis. A total of 14 microsatellites was polymorphic in M. paradoxus and 10 in M. capensis. Two markers could individually discriminate the species using Bayesian clustering methods and a statistical power analysis showed that the set of markers for each species is likely to detect subtle genetic differentiation (FST < 0.006), which will be valuable to delimit and characterise genetic stocks.en© 2015 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Evaluating the resolution power of new microsatellites for species identification and stock delimitation in the Cape hakes Merluccius paradoxus and Merluccius capensis (Teleostei : Merlucciidae) in Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 86, no. 5, pp. 1650-1657, 2015. doi :10.1111/jfb.12669. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1095-8649Bayesian methodsCross-species amplificationGenetic markersGenomic libraryPower analysisPostprint Article