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Finding of Parasites Kudoa nova and Kudoa niluferi (Myxosporea: Kudoidae) in the Muscles of Alien Gobies Tridentiger trigonocephalus and Gobius cruentatus (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) in the Black Sea
The data on parasitizing of two species of myxosporeans of the genus Kudoa in the muscles of two species of alien gobies in the Black Sea off the coast of Sevastopol are presented. One isolate was found in the ch...
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First Data on Helminths in Alien Mollusk Anadara kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906) (Mollusca: Bivalvia) for the Sea of Azov–Black Sea Basin
The paper analyzes the helminth infection in alien Anadara species in the nearshore zones of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Information on the presence of helminths in bivalve mollusks Anadara kagoshimensis in th...
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Mitochondrial DNA Barcoding of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Ostreidae), Cultivated in the Black Sea
To clarify the taxonomic assignment of oysters bred at the nursery of the Kovalevsky Institute of Marine Biological Research, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMBR RAS), and to determine the genetic variability pa...
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Genetic Changeability by Loci COI mtDNA for Different Coloring of Shell Phenotypes of Black Sea Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam. (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Mytilidae)
The variability of the nucleotide sequences of the fragment of the COI gene of the female genome was studied in four phenotypic groups of the Black Sea mollusk Mytilus galloprovincialis. It was shown that the par...
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The Taxonomic Status and Intraspecific Differentiation of the Black Sea Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus (Aleev, 1956) (Carangidae)
The taxonomic status of the horse mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus (Aleev, 1956), which inhabits the Black Sea, has been clarified based on the analysis of variation in the nucleotide sequence of the mt...
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Genetic diversity of invasive populations of the florida crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841): (Decapoda, Panopidae))
The variability of the mtDNA locus COI in the Florida crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) of coastal populations of the northern Black Sea is studied. The introduction of this crab species is demonstrated to originat...
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Genetic variation of the mtDNA cyt b locus in topmouth gudgeon introduced into water bodies in the northern part of the Black Sea region
The up-to-date phylogeographical distribution of the topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva Temminck et Schlegel 1846 in water bodies of the Northern Black Sea region is considered. Genetic variation of mtDNA cyt b
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Formation of the lake-type ecosystem in semidesert zone: Tayshir Reservoir in the Zavkhan River (Western Mongolia)
Plankton and benthos production were estimated on the basis of materials collected in the Tayshir Reservoir after its formation. The species ratio and the growth and diets of fish have been considered also. A ...
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Coregonus peled (Gmelin) transplanted into Ulaagchny Khar lake (western mongolia) showed no evidence of hybridization with other introduced Coregonus species
Coregonus peled (Gmelin) (Teleostei: Salmoniformes: Coregonidae), which is considered an important object of coldwater aquaculture, had been successfully introduced into an enclos...
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Genetic variation of the mtDNA cyt b locus in graylings (Thymalus sp.: Thymalidae, Pisces) introduced into the Baydrag Gol River of the Valley of Lakes basin (Mongolia)
Based on sequence variation of the mtDNA cyt b gene, an analysis of graylings introduced from the Arctic Ocean basin (Selenga River basin) into one of the rivers of Central Asian inland basin (Baydrag Goal River ...
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Haplotype diversity in the mtDNA cyt b gene in round goby (Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas)) from the northwestern part of the Black Sea basin
To study the genetic causes of successful biological invasion, haplotype diversity in the mtDNA cyt b locus was examined in populations of the round goby Neogobius malanostomus (Pallas): (Gobidae, Piscs) from the...
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Phylogeography and origin of freshwater populations of tubenose gobies of genus Proterorhinus (Gobiidae: Pisces) in Ponto-Caspian Basin
Representatives of the genus Proterorhinus (tubenose gobies) from the water bodies of the Ponto-Caspian Basin were examined for sequence polymorphism of the mitochondrial DNA fragment containing the cytochrome b ...
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Phylogeography of Altai osmans fishes (Oreoleuciscus sp., Cyprinidae, Pisces) inferred from nucleotide variation of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene
In this study, analyses based on cytochrome b gene (Cyt-b) mtDNA sequences were undertaken to clarify phylogenetic and phylogeographical relationships among populations Oreoleuciscus sp. (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from...
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Analysis of effectiveness of pelagic fish species invasions into the Volga River reservoirs
Two pelagic fish species, smelt and kilka, have spread in the cascade of Volga River reservoirs since the time of its formation. A comparative analysis of the succession and the rate of distribution of these t...
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Invasions of alien fishes in the basins of the largest rivers of the Ponto-Caspian Basin: Composition, vectors, invasion routes, and rates
The introduction and naturalization of alien fish species in the basins of the largest rivers of the Ponto-Caspian Basin—Dnieper, Don, and Volga—are reviewed. Over the last 50 years, over 50 new fish species h...
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Genetic analysis of the intraspecific structure of kilka Clupeonella cultiventris (Nordmann, 1840) (Actinopterigii: Clupeidae)
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Elimination of the parental its1 region of rDNA in the first generation of interspecific hybrids between the bream Abramis brama (L.) and roach Rutilus rutilus (L)
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On Intraspecies Forms of the Mongolian grayling (Thymallus brevirostrisKessl.) from Hoton Nur Lake (Western Mongolia)
Morphological and ecological traits of the Mongolian grayling Thymallus brevirostrisfrom Hoton Nur Lake are investigated with consideration of the assumption for a possible presence in this species of two morpho-...
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The first finding of the Black Sea snail Lithoglyphus naticoides (Gastropoda) and its associated species-specific trematoda in the Upper Volga basin
After the first finding in the Volga River delta in early 1990s, the Ponto-Azov snail Lithoglyphus naticoides expanded its range toward the northern water bodies of the Upper Volga basin. During 2004–2007, new po...
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Naturalization of tubenose goby Proterorchinus marmoratus (Pallas, 1814) (Pisces: Perciformes: Gobiidae) in the Rybinsk water reservoir
The factor of uppearance of a Ponto-Caspian species, tubenose goby, in the Rybinsk water reservoir is described for the first time. Data on population distribution and abundance, size and age structure, and fe...
