The enigmatic Caspian Sea Russian sturgeon: How many cryptic forms does it contain?

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-218

  Birstein, Vadim J ^a   Ruban, Georgii ^b   Ludwig, Arne ^c   Doukakis, Phaedra ^d   DeSalle, Rob ^e  

^a Sturgeon Conservation International   (United States)

^b SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Caspian Sea; Caviar; ntDNA; Speciation; Sturgeon

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER GUELDENSTAEDTII; ACIPENSER NACCARII; ACIPENSERIDAE;

EID: 21444456327     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200005001647     Document Type: Article

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