What is a fish species?

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-297

  Turner, George F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fish; Gene flow; Hybridization; Molecular phylogenetics; Speciation; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

FISH; HYBRIDIZATION; INHERITANCE; INTROGRESSION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

FISH; SPECIES CONCEPT; TAXONOMY;

DARWINIA; PISCES;

EID: 0033496495     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008903228512     Document Type: Review

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