Genetic variation and biogeography of the spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus from core and peripheral populations

• Published in: Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution Vol. 328; no. 7; pp. 596 - 606
• Main Authors: David, Solomon R., Wright, Jeremy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Animal Distribution; Animals; biogeography; conservation genetics; ecology; Fishes - genetics; Genetic Variation; molecular ecology; Phylogeography; spotted gar; United States; ecology; molecular ecology; biogeography; spotted gar; conservation genetics

The spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) shows a disjunct natural distribution, with a core population extending from the central Mississippi River Basin to the U.S. gulf coast and a peripheral population in the southern Great Lakes Basin. Despite significant conservation concerns for this species in...