Sea-level changes, river capture and the evolution of populations of the Eastern Cape and fiery redfins (Pseudobarbus afer and Pseudobarbus phlegethon, Cyprinidae) across multiple river systems in South Africa

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2086-2099

  Swartz, Ernst R ^a,b   Skelton, Paul H ^a   Bloomer, Paulette ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evolutionary processes; Isolation; Last glacial maximum; Migration; Palaeorivers; Phylogeography; Population history; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; EVOLUTION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MIGRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RIVER SYSTEM; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; GOURITS RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; PSEUDOBARBUS AFER; PSEUDOBARBUS PHLEGETHON;

EID: 36248991235     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01768.x     Document Type: Article

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