Title | Phylogeography of the longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) species group in northwestern North America — the origin and evolution of the Umpqua and Millicoma dace |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | McPhail, J. D., and E. B. Taylor |
Secondary Title | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
Volume | 87 |
Number | 6 |
Pagination | p.491-497 |
Date Published | 2009, Jun. |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscripption |
Keywords | Columbia River, Coos River, evolution, genetics, Millicoma dace = Rhinicthys cataractae ssp., morphology, North Fork Umpqua River, Smith River, South Fork Umpqua River, spatial distribution, taxonomy, Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae, Umpqua River, Willamette River |
Notes | Did the Millicoma dace and its morphologically different close relative the Umpqua dace descend from a common ancestor, or did the Millicoma dace descend from the Umpqua dace? The authors use genetic sequences to find data that support the latter hypothesis. |
DOI | 10.1139/Z09-036 |