Article
Strong population genetic structuring in an annual fish, Nothobranchius furzeri, suggests multiple savannah refugia in southern Mozambique.
BMC evolutionary biology - 12 Sept 2013
Bartáková Veronika, Reichard Martin, Janko Karel, Polačik Matej, Blažek Radim, Reichwald Kathrin, Cellerino Alessandro, Bryja Josef
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intraspecific genetic variation of African fauna has been significantly affected by pronounced climatic fluctuations in Plio-Pleistocene, but, with the exception of large mammals, very limited empirical data on diversity of natural populations are available for savanna-dwelling animals. Nothobranchius furzeri is an annual fish from south-eastern Africa, inhabiting discrete temporary savannah pools...
Topics
- Animals
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Cytochromes b
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Ecosystem
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Mozambique
- Phylogeny
