Molecular Evidence for Multiple Origins of the European Spined Loaches (Teleostei, Cobitidae).

We present a phylogenetic investigation of the Northern Clade, the major monophyletic clade within the freshwater fish family Cobitidae, one of the most prominent families of freshwater fishes found in Asian and European waters. Phylogenetic reconstructions based on the cytochrome b and RAG-1 genes...

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Main Authors: Anabel Perdices, Joerg Bohlen, Vendula Šlechtová, Ignacio Doadrio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4699775?pdf=render