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A cryptic lineage within the pupfish Cyprinodon dearborni suggests multiple colonizations of South America
Author(s) -
Haney R. A.,
Turner B. J.,
Rand D. M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02378.x
Subject(s) - biology , lineage (genetic) , ecology , zoology , biochemistry , gene
The coastal South American species Cyprinodon dearborni contains two lineages distinct at both mitochondrial and nuclear loci. One appears to be a long‐term South American endemic, whereas the other is a more recent colonizer related to the widespread Cyprinodon variegatus .