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(Corander et al., 2006). However, given the result 

 here and a similar individual possible occurrence 

 documented in Anderson and McDonald (2007), rare 

 hybridization events between B. gunteri and B. pa- 

 tronus cannot be ruled out. 



Acknowledgments 



The following are to be acknowledged for their assis- 

 tance in completing this work. B. Mobley, K. Anderson, 

 and H. Hendrickson provided technical laboratory 

 assistance. B. Bumguardner, B. Karel, M. Fisher, J. 

 Mambretti, T. Stelly, D. McDonald, S. Grant, and four 

 anonymous reviewers provided thoughtful comments 

 on the manuscript. Texas samples were collected by 

 numerous individuals during routine monitoring of 

 Texas estuarine ecosystems by staff of Texas Parks 

 and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Divi- 

 sion. The following provided samples from outside of 

 Texas: R. McMichael and the staff of the fisheries- 

 independent monitoring program at the Florida Fish 

 and Wildlife Conservation Commission, especially T. 

 Tuckey, D. Adams, and C. Idelberger; J. W. Smith at 

 the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oce- 

 anic and Atmospheric Administration, Beaufort Labo- 

 ratory in Beaufort, NC; and B. Tarbox at the Southern 

 Maine Community College. This research was funded 

 in part by a Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration 

 Grant (F-144-R). 



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