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Phylogeography of the freshwater fish, Mogurnda adspersa , in streams of northeastern Queensland, Australia: evidence for altered drainage patterns
Author(s) -
HURWOOD D. A.,
HUGHES J. M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00469.x
Subject(s) - phylogeography , streams , biology , drainage basin , ecology , gene flow , population , freshwater fish , clade , genetic structure , fish <actinopterygii> , geography , fishery , genetic variation , phylogenetics , computer network , biochemistry , demography , cartography , sociology , gene , computer science
A phylogeographic survey was used to elucidate the relative roles of historical processes and contemporary gene flow in structuring the genetic pattern observed with Mogurnda adspersa. This species of freshwater fish is found in the rivers and streams of the northeastern highlands of Queensland, Australia. Specifically, this project focused on populations in the Tully and Herbert Rivers in the Atherton Tablelands. Sequence analysis indicated that three distinct clades exist in the headwaters of the Tully River. The population sampled from one of the Tully River streams (Cheetah Creek) contained haplotypes that displayed ≈ 3.4% sequence divergence from other haplotypes detected in this river. Furthermore, these haplotypes formed part of the clade which exists throughout not only the Herbert River but other surrounding drainages in the area. These results support the hypothesis that the current genetic structure is strongly affected by changes in drainage patterns due to geomorphological processes that occurred in the recent past.