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Phylogeography and postglacial dispersion of the chub (Leuciscus cephalus) in Europe.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 1999
Durand J D, Persat H, Bouvet Y
Abstract excerpt
A phylogeographic analysis of mitochondrial DNA variation was performed in order to test the hypothesis of a postglacial recolonization of mid- and north-European rivers from a Danubian refuge. Over 345 chub specimens from European rivers covering most of the species' native range were investigated using 600 bp of the cytochrome b gene. Chub in European rivers belong to four highly divergent mitochondrial groups...
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