Due to its lofty height, the Tibetan Plateau features some of the harshest environments in the
world with extreme coldness, low oxygen, high UV radiation, and in places, severe aridity …

Abstract Whole-genome duplication (WGD), or polyploidization, is a major contributor to
biodiversity. However, the establishment and survival of WGDs are often considered to be …

Nujiang River (NR), an essential component of the biodiversity hotspot of the Mountains of
Southwest China, possesses a characteristic fish fauna and contains endemic species …

Aim The formation history of Africa's current river basins remains largely unknown. In order
to date changes in landscape and climate, we studied the biogeography of the African …

Speciation remains a central enigma in biology, and nowhere is this more apparent than in
shallow tropical seas where biodiversity rivals that of tropical rainforests. Obvious barriers to …

Cryptic species have been increasingly revealed in the marine realm through an analytical
approach incorporating multiple lines of evidence (eg, mtDNA, nuclear genes and …

The schizothoracine fishes, also known as “mountain carps” are widely distributed in the
Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its peripheral regions. Although they provide a prime example …

A dam will be built in the upper reaches of the Mekong River, obstructing fish migration and
gene exchange, and a fish lift will be constructed to mitigate these impacts. Target species …

Apparent cases of sympatric speciation may actually be due to micro-allopatric or micro-
parapatric speciation. One way to distinguish between these models is to examine the …

Accurate evaluation of fish stock biomass is essential for effective conservation management
and targeted species enhancement efforts. However, this remains challenging owing to …