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Continuous mitochondrial diversity of Danube sturgeon species over millennia: insights from ancient DNA.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 10 Jul 2025
Zampirolo Giulia, McCarthy Morgan L, Živaljević Ivana, Penezić Kristina, Vuković Sonja, Mladenović Teodora, Marković Dimitrije, Marković Nemanja, Radmanović Darko, Orton David, Tange Olsen Morten, Pedersen Mikkel Winther
Abstract excerpt
Sturgeons, an iconic group of large fishes inhabiting marine and freshwater ecosystems, have historically had significant economic and cultural value, particularly prized for their meat and roe (caviar). Furthermore, sturgeons play a vital ecological role as mesopredators of prey fish and invertebrates. In the Danube basin, the European (Acipenser sturio) and fringebarbel or ship sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris)...
Topics
- Animals
- Fishes
- DNA, Ancient
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Variation