Biochemical systematics of the viviparous fish family Goodeidae
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1095-8649
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Biology
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The systematic relationships of the freshwater teleost family Goodeidae inferred from a distance Wagner analysis of allozyme data are mainly consistent with previous systematic hypotheses, including some of those based on karyology. However, a recently proposed hypothesis based on bony anatomy of the mouth is not supported. Branching patterns of species within genera were 100% supported based on a jack knife consensus test except for Xenotoca, which is apparently a polyphyletic lineage. A fossil goodeid of Miocene age was used to calibrate the molecular clock for goodeids at Nei D= 1.0 = 11.3 million years.
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Electronic Resource
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