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Absence of population subdivision in the common shiner, Notropis cornutus (Cyprinidae)

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Starch gel electrophoresis of the common shiner, Notropis cornutus, was used to determine if this species exhibits genotypic structuring. Specimens were collected from seven widespread localities representing three branches of a single river drainage. χ2 tests revealed no significant heterogeneity of Est-A electromorphs within or between localities except where physical barriers prevent contact. Therefore, schooling behavior of N. cornutus is not associated with significant genotypic structuring of this species.

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  1. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Thomas E. Dowling

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    William S. Moore

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Dowling, T.E., Moore, W.S. Absence of population subdivision in the common shiner, Notropis cornutus (Cyprinidae). Environ Biol Fish 15, 151–155 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00005431

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