A new mastacembelid species from Lake Tanganyika: A case of complex evolutionary history

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1018-1047

  Vreven, E J ^a   Snoeks, J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Introgressive hybridization; M. albomaculatus; Mastacembelidae

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MASTACEMBELIDAE; MASTACEMBELUS;

EID: 70449458832     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02375.x     Document Type: Article

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