Abstract Continental East Asia has a mild Pleistocene climate and a complex recent
geological history. Phylogeographic studies of animals over the last 30 years have produced …

Background An emerging cavefish model, the cyprinid genus Sinocyclocheilus, is endemic
to the massive southwestern karst area adjacent to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China. In …

The temperature of the rivers in the Qilian Mountains, China varies widely from day to night,
and Gymnocypris chilianensis living in these rivers may experience a change of 10° C to 20° …

Background The northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) presents a high
number of plateau loach species. As one of the three major groups of fishes distributed on …

Gymnocypris przewalskii, a cyprinid fish endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, has
evolved unique morphological, physiological and genetic characteristics to adapt to the …

Big-barbel schizothorcin (Schizothorax macropogon), an endemic and vulnerable species to
the mid-reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, epitomizes survival in harsh conditions yet …

Genetic variation in fish stocks decreasing due to water pollution in the freshwater rivers,
streams and canals. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic diversity and …

Understanding how and why species evolve requires knowledge on intraspecific
divergence. In this study, we examined intraspecific divergence in the endangered hot …

Highly specialized grade (HSG; genera Gymnocypris, Oxygymnocypris, Schizopygopsis,
Platypharodon and Chuanchia) of the Schizothoracinae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) are …

Gene flow between populations assumed to be isolated frequently leads to incorrect
inferences of evolutionary history. Understanding gene flow and its causes has long been a …