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Flexibility of life to survive limitations: oral disc forms in the Tashan Cave barb Garra tashanensis
In this study, we analyzed nuclear DNA (nDNA) variation by means of genoty**-by-sequencing (GBS) of three disc-bearing and seven non-disc-bearing Garra tashanensis from the Tashan Cave in Iran to clarify their ...
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Biogeographic insights from a genomic survey of Salmo trouts from the Aralo-Caspian regions
The eastern-most members of the Salmo trutta species complex in the Aralo-Caspian Sea region were studied to infer their population genetic structure and biogeographic origin. A total of 68 individuals collected ...
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Sympatric morphotypes of the restricted-range Tashan Cave Garra: distinct species or a case of phenotypic plasticity?
Among Tashan cave barb Garra tashanensis inhabiting a small cave in southwest Iran, two mental disc (sucking mouth disc) forms were observed. To assess their phylogenetic relationships, disc-less and disc-bearing...
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Population genomics of the southern Caspian Sea Vobla Rutilus lacustris
The genus Rutilus is widespread in the western and central Palearctic region. In the Caspian Sea, the taxonomic status of different populations of Rutilus lacustris has been debated due to different sub-specific ...
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Fine-scale population genetic structure of Endangered Caspian Sea trout, Salmo caspius: implications for conservation
Many populations of Caspian Sea trout (Salmo caspius)—a nationally endangered species in Iran—have been extirpated or depleted due to anthropogenic impacts. The Lar National Park hosts large populations of Caspia...
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Open AccessGenetic and morphological support for possible sympatric origin of fish from subterranean habitats
Two blind Iran cave barbs, Garra typhlops and Garra lorestanensis, exist in sympatry in a single subterranean habitat, raising the hypothesis that they may represent a case of sympatric speciation following a col...
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Habitat use of two nemacheilid fish species, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus and Paracobitis sp. in the Kordan River, Iran
Understanding habitat ecology of fish is a basic step for develo** management and conservation measures. In this study, the habitat use and selection of two little-known nemacheilid species, Oxynoemacheilus ber...