Biogeography and evolution of the <it>Carassius auratus</it>-complex in East Asia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Carassius auratus </it>is a primary freshwater fish with bisexual diploid and unisexual gynogenetic triploid lineages. It is distributed widely in Eurasia and is especially common in East Asia. Although several geneti...

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Main Authors: Iguchi Kei'ichiro, Yamamoto Gunji, Kon Takeshi, Tachihara Katsunori, Takada Mikumi, Miya Masaki, Nishida Mutsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/7