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A new perspective on phylogeny and evolution of tetraodontiform fishes (Pisces: Acanthopterygii) based on whole mitochondrial genome sequences: basal ecological diversification?
BMC evolutionary biology - 19 Jul 2008
Yamanoue Yusuke, Miya Masaki, Matsuura Keiichi, Katoh Masaya, Sakai Harumi, Nishida Mutsumi
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BACKGROUND: The order Tetraodontiformes consists of approximately 429 species of fishes in nine families. Members of the order exhibit striking morphological diversity and radiated into various habitats such as freshwater, brackish and coastal waters, open seas, and deep waters along continental shelves and slopes. Despite extensive studies based on both morphology and molecules, there has been no clear...
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