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Are shoals of minnow Phoxinus phoxinus formed by close kin?
Author(s) -
Bernhardt B.,
Lampert K. P.,
Leese F.,
Mayer C.,
Tollrian R.
Publication year - 2012
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.1095-8649.2011.03198.x
Subject(s) - phoxinus , shoal , minnow , biology , context (archaeology) , zoology , shoaling and schooling , kin selection , ecology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , paleontology , oceanography , geology
A molecular analysis examining the level of relatedness in shoaling minnows Phoxinus phoxinus was conducted. The results revealed that individuals from within the same shoal were not more closely related to each other than to individuals from other shoals. This led to the conclusion that Schreckstoff may be less likely to have evolved in the context of kin selection.