Molecular systematics of fishes / edited by Thomas D. Kocher, Carol A. Stepien.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kocher, Thomas D.

Stepien, Carol A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishes--Phylogeny.

Fishes.

Fishes--Molecular aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 intere

Contents:

Front Cover; Molecular Systematics of Fishes; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Molecules and Morphology in Studies of Fish Evolution; I. Introduction; II. History of Molecular Techniques; III. Controversy over Analytical Methods; IV. Achievements and Failures of Molecular Systematics; V. Eight Promising Directions for Future Research; VI. A New Age of Synthesis; References; Chapter 2. Base Substitution in Fish Mitochondrial DNA: Patterns and Rates; I. Introduction; II. Simple Models of Substitution; III. Evolution of Real Sequences

IV. Implications for Phylogenetic ReconstructionV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Molecular Systematics of a Rapidly Evolving Species Flock: The mbuna of Lake Malawi and the Search for Phylogenetic Signal; I. Introduction; II. Molecular Investigations; III. Mitochondrial DNA and Ancestral Polymorphisms; IV. Alternate Molecular Approaches; V. Microsatellite Loci; VI. A Test of the Phylogenetic Potential of Microsatellites; VII. Materials and Methods; VIII. Results; IX. Discussion; X. Summary; References; Chapter 4. Reconstruction of Cichlid Phylogeny Using Nuclear DNA Markers

I. IntroductionII. Methods Used for Reconstructing Cichlid Phylogeny; III. Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA (RAPD); IV. Allele Size Frequencies at Dinucleotide Microsatellite Loci; V. Critical Evaluation Using RAPD and Microsatellite Allele Frequencies for the Reconstruction of Cichlid Fish Phylogeny; References; Chapter 5. Biogeographic Analysis of Pacific Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in California and Mexico Based on Mitochondrial DNA and Nuclear Microsatellites; I. Introduction; II. Materials and Methods; III. Results; IV. Discussion; References; Appendices

Chapter 6. Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation among the Sand Darters (Percidae: Teleostei)I. Introduction; II. Systematics of Sand Darters; III. Methods and Materials; IV. Results; V. Discussion; VI. Summary; References; Appendices; Chapter 7. Phylogeographic Patterns in Populations of Cichlid Fishes from Rocky Habitats in Lake Tanganyika; I. Lake Tanganyika and Its Cichlid Species Flock; II. Speciation and DNA; III. From Patterns toward an Understanding of Processes; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Fish Biogeography and Molecular Clocks: Perspectives from the Panamanian Isthmus

I. IntroductionII. Temporal Scaling: The Panama Isthmus and Molecular Clocks; III. Geographic Scaling: The Panama Isthmus and Caribbean Fish; IV. Geographic Scaling: The Panama Isthmus and the Circumtropical Abudefduf (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) Species Group; V. Geographic Scaling: The Panama Isthmus and Neotropical Freshwater Fishes; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 9. The Utility of Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Sequences for Analyzing Phylogenetic Relationships among Populations, Species, and Genera of the Percidae; I. Introduction; II. Materials and Methods; III. Results

IV. Discussion

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03318-9

9786611033187

0-08-053691-3

OCLC:

476109538