Contrasting genetic patterns and population histories in three threatened redfin species (Cyprinidae) from the Olifants River system, western South Africa

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1153-1167

  Swartz, E R ^a,b   Flemming, A F ^a   Mouton, P Le F N ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Barbus; Geographic structure; Population genetics; Pseudobarbus

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

BARBUS; BARBUS CALIDUS; BARBUS ERUBESCENS; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PSEUDOBARBUS; PSEUDOBARBUS PHLEGETHON;

EID: 2442649202     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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