Discovery and phylogenetic analysis of a riverine species flock of African electric fishes (Mormyridae: Teleostei)

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 597-616

  Sullivan, John P ^a   Lavoué, Sébastien ^b   Hopkins, Carl D ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Electric fish; Phylogeny; Speciation; Species flock

Indexed keywords

FISH; MATE RECOGNITION; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AFRICA;

ELECTRIC FISH; MORMYRIDAE; OTUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036216027     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01370.x     Document Type: Article

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