From Late Miocene to Holocene: processes of differentiation within the Telestes genus (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae).

ABSTRACT: Investigating processes and timing of differentiation of organisms is critical in the understanding of the evolutionary mechanisms involved in microevolution, speciation, and macroevolution that generated the extant biodiversity. From this perspective, the Telestes genus is of special interest: the Telestes species have a wide distribution range across Europe (from the Danubian district to Mediterranean districts) and have not been prone to translocation. Molecular data (mtDNA: 1,232 bp including the entire Cyt b gene; nuclear genome: 11 microsatellites) were gathered from 34 populations of the Telestes genus, almost encompassing the entire geographic range. Using several phylogenetic and molecular dating methods interpreted in conjunction with paleoclimatic and geomorphologic evidence, we

SUBMITTER: Dubut V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3315529 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature