Molecular phylogeny of the freshwater fish family Cobitidae (Cypriniformes: Teleostei): Delimitation of genera, mitochondrial introgression and evolution of sexual dimorphism

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 812-831

  Šlechtová, Vendula ^a,b   Bohlen, Jörg ^a   Perdices, Anabel ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Eurasia; Hybridisation; Mitochondrial introgression; Molecular phylogeny; RAG 1; Sexual dimorphism; Spined loaches

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CYPRINIFORMES; EUROPE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; INBREEDING; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ASIA; BAYES THEOREM; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CYPRINIFORMES; CYTOCHROMES B; EUROPE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; INBREEDING; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

COBITIDAE; COBITIS; CYPRINIFORMES; MISGURNUS; MYA; NIWAELLA; SABANEJEWIA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 42749092919     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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