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Morphology and mitochondrial DNA variation of the Siberian whitefish Coregonus lavaretus pidschian (Gmelin) in the upstream water bodies of the Ob and Yenisei Rivers

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Combining morphological, ecological and genetic analyses, we compared patterns of diversification within and among populations of the southern Siberian whitefish species Coregonus lavaretus pidschian (Gmelin) to illuminate their evolutionary history. Using sequencing data from 1,930 bp of NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (ND1) mitochondrial DNA regions, we documented phylogeographic relationships among populations and developed a phylogeny of mtDNA haplotypes. We found significant differences in the perforated lateral-line scale numbers within and between some populations. Clear differences in the number of gill rakers on the first branchial arch were only exhibited between populations of C. l. pidschian and Coregonus lavaretus pravdinellus Dulkeit. Concordance between different morphological groups based on two meristic traits and mtDNA patterns was also tested.

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We thank D. V. Politov for participating in the discussion stage of this research and for helping with field work at the Khamsara River. T. Mehner and two anonymous reviewers provided constructive comments. We also thank S. A. Abramov for his technical support. This research was partly supported by the Integral Grant No. 63 of the Siberian Branch and the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Science.

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    Nickolai A. Bochkarev & Elena I. Zuykova

  2. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Lavrentyeva, 10, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    Alexey V. Katokhin

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Bochkarev, N.A., Zuykova, E.I. & Katokhin, A.V. Morphology and mitochondrial DNA variation of the Siberian whitefish Coregonus lavaretus pidschian (Gmelin) in the upstream water bodies of the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. Evol Ecol 25, 557–572 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-010-9437-7

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