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Phylogeography of the bullhead Cottus gobio (Pisces: Teleostei: Cottidae) suggests a pre-pleistocene origin of the major central European populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2000
Englbrecht C C, Freyhof J, Nolte A, Rassmann K, Schliewen U, Tautz D
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The bullhead Cottus gobio is a small, bottom-dwelling fish consisting of populations that have not been subject to transplantations or artificial stocking. It is therefore an ideal model species for studying the colonization history of central European freshwater systems, in particular with respect to the possible influences of the Pleistocene glaciation cycles. We sampled Cottus populations across most of its...
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