Article
Cryptic diversity, phenotypic congruence, and evolutionary history of the Leptobotia citrauratea complex (Pisces: Botiidae) within subtropical eastern China.
BMC ecology and evolution - 17 Mar 2025
Guo Dongming, Gong Xiong, Yi Wenjing, Cao Liang, Zhang E
Abstract excerpt
Elucidating the emergence and maintenance of cryptic diversity is a major focus of evolutionary biology. Integrative taxonomy is widely considered as the best practice for delimiting cryptic species and exploring cryptic speciation. This approach is used here to study the Leptobotia citrauratea complex, a group of small-sized loaches so far found in subtropical floodplains and hills of eastern China. A total 170...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
- China
- Animals
- Phylogeny
- Phenotype
- Biological Evolution
- Ecosystem
- DNA, Mitochondrial
