Drought in an evolutionary context: Molecular variability in flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis) from the Colorado River Basin of western North America

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1254-1273

  Douglas, Marlis R ^a   Brunner, Patrick C ^b   Douglas, Michael E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Swiss Federal Research Station for Fruit Growing Viticulture and Horticulture   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catostomus latipinnis; Colorado River; Genetic bottleneck; Mitochondrial DNA; Post Pleistocene drought

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA;

CATOSTOMUS; CATOSTOMUS LATIPINNIS; MAMMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 0037561119     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01088.x     Document Type: Article

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