[PDF] Molecular Systematics Of Gadiform Fishes eBook

Author : Thomas D. Kocher
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 13,83 MB
Release : 1997-07-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080536913

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Sequenced biological macromolecules have revitalized systematic studies of evolutionary history. Molecular Systematics of Fishes is the first authoritative overview of the theory and application of these sequencing data to fishes. This volume explores the phylogeny of fishes at multiple taxonomic levels, uses methods of analysis of molecular data that apply both within and between fish populations, and employs molecule-based phylogenies to address broader questions of evolution. Targeted readers include ichthyologists, marine scientists, and all students, faculty, and researchers interested in fish evolution and ecology and vertebrate systematics. Focuses on the phylogeny and evolutionary biology of fishes Contains phylogenies of fishes at multiple taxonomic levels Applies molecule-based phylogenies to broader questions of evolution Includes methods for critique of analysis of molecular data

Author : Caleb Dixon McMahan
Publisher :
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Agonostomus monticola
ISBN :

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This study consists of two sections aimed at investigating the evolutionary history of two groups of : (1) molecular systematics of the cichlid genus Vieja, and (2) phylogeography of the Mountain Mullet, Agonostomus monticola. Results from these studies shed light on the importance of taxon sampling when investigating phylogenetic relationships among closely related groups of fishes and subsequent taxonomic revisions. Results also illustrate the importance of incorporating the complex geological history of Middle America into understanding the evolutionary history of the trans-isthmian species. [Partial Abstract].

Author : Melanie L.J. Stiassny
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 32,23 MB
Release : 1996-11-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080534929

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Comprising by far the largest and most diverse group of vertebrates, fishes occupy a broad swathe of habitats ranging from the deepest ocean abyss to the highest mountain lakes. Such incredible ecological diversity and the resultant variety in lifestyle, anatomy, physiology and behavior, make unraveling the evolutionary history of fishes a daunting task. The successor of a classic volume by the same title, Interrelationships of Fishes, provides the latest in the "state of the art" of systematics and classification for many of the major groups of fishes. In providing a sound phylogenetic framework from leading authorities in the field, this book is an indispensable reference for a broad range of biologists, especially students of fish behavior, anatomy, physiology, molecular biology, genetics and ecology--in fact, anyone who wishes to interpret their work on fishes in an evolutionary context. Provides thorough and comprehensive treatment of the Phylogency of fishes Assembles an International team of expert contributors Useful to a wide variety of fish biologists

Author : Gary R. Carvalho
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9401112185

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The basic principle of all molecular genetic methods is to employ inherited, discrete and stable markers to identify genotypes that characterize individuals, populations or species. Such genetic data can provide information ori the levels and distribution of genetic variability in relation to mating patterns, life history, population size, migration and environment. Although molecular tools have long been employed to address various questions in fisheries biology and management, their contributions to the field are sometimes unclear, and often controversial. Much of the initial impetus for the deployment of molecular markers arose from the desire to assess fish stock structure based on various interpretations of the stock concept. Although such studies have met with varying success, they continue to provide an impetus for the development of increasingly sensitive population discriminators, yielding information that can be valuable for both sustainable exploitation and the conservation of fish populations. In the last major synthesis of the subject, Ryman and Utter (1987) summarized progress and applications, though this was prior to the wide-scale adoption of DNA methodology. New sources of genetic markers and protocols are now available, in particular those that exploit the widely distributed and highly variable repeat sequences of DNA, and the amplification technique of the polymerase chain reaction.

Author : Anthony Peter Farrell
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Adaptation (Physiology)
ISBN : 9780123504463

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Devoted to fishes of high latitudes (Arctic and Antarctic). This book includes themes such as: the uniqueness of the physiology of fishes that live in cold polar environments, an analysis of physiological patterns exemplified by fishes that live poles apart, and how fishes differ from fishes living in more temperate and tropical habitats.

Author : David M. Hillis
Publisher : Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 47,45 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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Sampling. Project design. Collection and storage of tissues. Molecular techniques. Proteins: isozyme electrophoresis. Chromosomes: molecular cytogenetics. Nucleic acids I: DNA-DNA hybridization. Nucleic acids II: the polymerase chain reaction. Nucleic acids III: analysis of fragments and restriction sites. Nucleic acids IV: sequencing and cloning. Analysis. Intraspecific differentiation. Phylogenetic inference. Applications of molecular systematics: the state of the field and a look to the future.