Karyotype diversity and evolutionary trends in the Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus (Synbranchiformes, Synbranchidae): a case of chromosomal speciation?

Karyotype diversity and evolutionary trends in the Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus (Synbranchiformes, Synbranchidae): a case of chromosomal speciation?

Abstract Background Synbranchidae or swamp eels are fishes belonging to the order Synbranchiformes that occur in both freshwater and occasionally in brackish. They are worldwide distributed in tropical and subtropical rivers of four different continents. A large degree of chromosomal variation has b...

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Main Authors: Weerayuth Supiwong, Krit Pinthong, Kriengkrai Seetapan, Pasakorn Saenjundaeng, Luiz A. C. Bertollo, Ezequiel A. de Oliveira, Cassia F. Yano, Thomas Liehr, Sumalee Phimphan, Alongklod Tanomtong, Marcelo B Cioffi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Tropical freshwater fish
Reproductive isolation
Repetitive DNAs
Centric fusion
Species complex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1393-4

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