The mixed phylogenetic origin of northern pike (Esox lucius Linnaeus 1758) populations in the Middle Danubian drainage

Abstract Background Pikes, members of genus Esox, are widespread freshwater predators of the northern hemisphere, and important sport fish also. From the Carpathian basin only one species, the northern pike (E. lucius) is noted. At the same time the pike stocks living in this area show high level of...

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Main Authors: Péter Takács, Bálint Bánó, István Czeglédi, Tibor Erős, Árpád Ferincz, Blanka Gál, Bernadett Bánó-Kern, Balázs Kovács, András Attila Nagy, Krisztián Nyeste, Vera Lente, Bálint Preiszner, Sándor Sipos, Ádám Staszny, Zoltán Vitál, András Weiperth, Eszter Csoma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Zoology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-022-00129-6