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AFLPs congruent with morphological differentiation of Asian common minnow Zacco (Pisces: Cyprinidae) in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Ma GwoChin,
Tsao HsienShao,
Lu HsiaoPei,
Yu HonTsen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00232.x
Subject(s) - biology , cyprinidae , minnow , zoology , amplified fragment length polymorphism , evolutionary biology , fishery , population , fish <actinopterygii> , demography , genetic diversity , sociology
Morphological and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analyses were used to examine the evolutionary relationships among Asian common minnows ( Zacco spp.) in Taiwan, where four morphotypes were recently reported. Congruent results from the two sets of analyses indicate that the four morphotypes represent four separate morphometric clades with distinct AFLPs. Consequently, we conclude that four species exist in Taiwan and the systematics of Zacco should be revised accordingly. We also discuss conservation implications and offer a key to the four proposed Zacco species.