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Evidence of host specificity and congruence between phylogenies of bitterling and freshwater mussels
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SYSNO ASEP 0042523 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Evidence of host specificity and congruence between phylogenies of bitterling and freshwater mussels Title Důkaz hostitelské specificity a kongruence mezi fylogramy hořavek a sladkovodních mlžů Author(s) Liu, H.-Z. (CN)
Zhu, Y.-R. (CN)
Smith, C. (GB)
Reichard, Martin (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI, SAISource Title Zoological Studies - ISSN 1021-5506
Roč. 45, č. 3 (2006), s. 428-434Number of pages 7 s. Language eng - English Country TW - Taiwan, Province of China Keywords bitterling ; host specificity ; coevolution ; phylogeny Subject RIV EG - Zoology CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) Annotation Bitterling (Acheilognathinae) are freshwater fishes with a unique spawning relationship with freshwater mussels; they lay their eggs on the gills of freshwater mussels. During the breeding season of bitterling fishes we collected 843 mussels belonging to 16 species from Lake Qinglan, China and examined their gill chambers for the presence of bitterling larvae. Three species of bitterling larvae were identified; Acheilognathus tonkinensis, A. cf. meridianus, and A. barbatulus, in three species of mussel; Unio douglasiae, Lamprotula caveata and L. tortuosa, suggesting host specialisation. Using our own and published data we compared the respective phylogenies of bitterling and mussels, which failed to show clear congruence. However, broad specialisations are evident, with Acheilognathus and Tanakia showing preferences for mussels with a relatively simple gill structure (Ableminae), while Rhodeus spp. show preferences for the Anodontinae and Unioninae, with more complex gill structures. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2007
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