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Low Genetic and Morphometric Intraspecific Divergence in Peripheral Copadichromis Populations (Perciformes : Cichlidae) in the Lake Malawi Basin
Joint Authors
Anseeuw, Dieter
Verheyen, Erik
Snoeks, Jos
Busselen, Paul
Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
Source
International Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Peripheral isolated populations may undergo rapid divergence from the main population due to various factors such as a bottleneck or a founder effect followed by genetic drift or local selection pressures.
Recent populations of two economically important Copadichromis species in Lake Malombe, a satellite lake of Lake Malawi, were neither genetically nor morphometrically distinct from their source populations in the main lake.
Evidence was found for a founder effect which had a different impact on the genetic composition of the two species.
In addition, the increased fishing pressure in Lake Malombe may have led to a reduction of the body sizes of both species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Anseeuw, Dieter& Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.& Busselen, Paul& Verheyen, Erik& Snoeks, Jos. 2011. Low Genetic and Morphometric Intraspecific Divergence in Peripheral Copadichromis Populations (Perciformes : Cichlidae) in the Lake Malawi Basin. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Anseeuw, Dieter…[et al.]. Low Genetic and Morphometric Intraspecific Divergence in Peripheral Copadichromis Populations (Perciformes : Cichlidae) in the Lake Malawi Basin. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Anseeuw, Dieter& Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.& Busselen, Paul& Verheyen, Erik& Snoeks, Jos. Low Genetic and Morphometric Intraspecific Divergence in Peripheral Copadichromis Populations (Perciformes : Cichlidae) in the Lake Malawi Basin. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-11.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501968