Comparative phylogeography and demographic history of European shads (<it>Alosa alosa</it> and <it>A. fallax</it>) inferred from mitochondrial DNA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Comparative broad-scale phylogeographic studies of aquatic organisms provide insights on biotic responses to the paleohydrological dynamics associated with climatic oscillations. These insights can be used to formulate a framework fo...

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Main Authors: Faria Rui, Weiss Steven, Alexandrino Paulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/194