Discus fishes: Mitochondrial DNA evidence for a phylogeographic barrier in the Amazonian genus Symphysodon (Teleostei: Cichlidae)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. B, 2006, Pages 200-211

  Ready, J S ^a   Ferreira, E J G ^b   Kullander, S O ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Colour; Discus; Geographical variation; Mitochondrial DNA; Morphology

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; COLOR MORPH; FLOODPLAIN; MERISTICS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PARAPATRY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

AMAZON BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

CICHLIDAE; PISCES; SYMPHYSODON; SYMPHYSODON AEQUIFASCIATA; SYMPHYSODON DISCUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33845537404     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01232.x     Document Type: Article

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