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. 2012 Feb;190(2):725–736. doi: 10.1534/genetics.111.134825

Table 1 . Sampling location and date, sample size, developmental stage, and river mouth temperature for each analyzed sample.

Category Sampling locality Code Development stage N Latitude Longitude Day Month Year Temperature (°)
SAR7 Sargasso Sea SAR_7 Leptocephali 48 2007
GLASS8 Gaspésie, Grande Rivière Blanche GAS_G8 Glass eel 40 48.78 −67.70 14 June 2008 14.21a
Newfoundland, Codroy Bay NF_G8 Glass eel 40 47.85 −59.26 16 July 2008 15.86a
Prince Edward Island, Rustico Bay PEI_G8 Glass eel 40 46.43 −63.24 3 July 2008 19.83a
New Scotia, St. John’s River NS_G8 Glass eel 40 45.54 −64.70 25 April 2008 3.41a
Maine, Boothbay Harbor MAI_G8 Glass eel 40 43.85 −69.65 1 May 2008 6.22a
New Hampshire, Taylor River NH_G8 Glass eel 40 42.91 −70.84 23 April 2008 6.78a
Massachusetts, Parker River MA_G8 Glass eel 40 42.69 −70.79 16 April 2008 7.04a
Connecticut, Taylor River CO_G8 Glass eel 40 41.41 −70.55 5 May 2008 10.44a
New Jersey, Patcong Creek NJ_G8 Glass eel 40 41.17 −72.23 4 April 2008 7.79a
Pensylvania, Delaware River PEN_G8 Glass eel 40 39.89 −75.26 1 to 5 May 2008 9.50a
Delaware, Millsboro Pond Spillway DEL_G8 Glass eel 40 38.35 −75.17 5 February 2008 7.00a
Virginia, Wormley Creek VIR_G8 Glass eel 40 37.21 −76.49 28 March 2008 10.01a
North Carolina, Black Creek NC_G8 Glass eel 40 34.46 −76.48 5 to 7 February 2008 10.44a
South Carolina, Cooper River SC_G8 Glass eel 40 32.55 −80.00 13 February 2008 17.19a
Georgia, Altamaha River GEO_G8 Glass eel 22 31.18 −81.28 8 to 23 January 2008 15.46a
Florida, Guana River FLO_G8 Glass eel 40 30.00 −81.19 28 January 2008 18.09a
OYO9 Gaspésie, Grande Rivière Blanche GAS_E9 Elver 1+ 35 48.79 −67.70 June 2009 0.16b
Massachusetts, Parker River MA_E9 Elver 1+ 39 42.69 −70.79 April 2009 5.62b
Pensylvania, Crum Creek PEN_E9 Elver 1+ 40 39.86 −75.32 May 2009 7.22b
South Carolina, Cooper River SC_E9 Elver 1+ 29 32.55 −80.00 February 2009 14.68b
GLASS9 Gaspésie, Grande Rivière Blanche GAS_G9 Glass eel 40 48.79 −67.70 June 2009 10.57c
Nova Scotia, Caledonia NS_G9 Glass eel 40 46.04 −59.96 June 2009 9.55c
Massachusetts, Parker River MA_G9 Glass eel 39 42.69 −70.79 April 2009 5.65c
Pennsylvania, Crum Creek PEN_G9 Glass eel 40 39.86 −75.32 May 2009 13.57c
South Carolina, Cooper River SC_G9 Glass eel 20 32.55 −80.00 February 2009 12.31c
a

Ten-day average sea-surface temperature before sampling date (source NOAA: SST14NA).

b

Three winter months (December through February) average sea-surface temperature (source NOAA: SST14NA).

c

Sampling month average sea-surface temperature (source NOAA: SST14NA).