Search for dissertations about: "phylogeny of cyprinidae"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words phylogeny of cyprinidae.

  2. 1. A phylogenetic analysis of rasborin fishes (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)

    Author : Te-Yu Liao; Sven Kullander; Paul Skelton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : Rasbora; Chedrina; Danionina; Danionini; Rasborini; Danioninae; Opsariichthyinae; Cyprinidae; Cypriniformes; phylogeny; systematics; Africa; Asia; Systematic Zoology; zoologisk systematik och evolutionsforskning;

    Abstract : The Danioninae (sensu lato) were until recently considered to be a paraphyletic group, comprising about 200 species and distributed over Africa and southern and eastern Asia. There was no morphological diagnosis for the Danioninae, and also the composition of the subfamily, and the interrelationships of included genera have been contentious. READ MORE

  4. 2. Biodiversity in Swedish Cyprinid Fish: Insights Into Processes of Divergence

    Author : Marnie H Demandt; Mats Björklund; Erik Petersson; Brent Emerson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; speciation; hybridization; bottleneck; genetic drift; phylogeny; speciation rates; common bream; white bream; roach; Swedish cyprinid fish; Cyprinidae; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : Uncovering and understanding the processes that have led to the biological diversity we observe today are of fundamental interest in biology. Since direct observation of speciation is usually impossible, knowledge about the processes behind species formation can be gathered by studying mutations, natural/sexual selection, and genetic drift. READ MORE

  5. 3. Phylogeny and species diversity of the South and Southeast Asian cyprinid genus Danio Hamilton (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)

    Author : Fang Fang Kullander; Richard Vari; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Benfiskar; karpfiskar; fylogeni; Sydasien; Sydostasien; Systematic Zoology; zoologisk systematik och evolutionsforskning;

    Abstract : Danio Hamilton, in the wide sense, consists of 66 nominal species, of which about 45 are valid. Four species, viz. D. kakhienensis, D. READ MORE