Phylogenomics and species delimitation of the economically important Black Basses (Micropterus)

D Kim, AT Taylor, TJ Near - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Informed management and conservation efforts are vital to sustainable recreational fishing
and biodiversity conservation. Because the taxonomic rank of species is important in …

Phenotypic and genetic structure support gene flow generating gene tree discordances in an Amazonian floodplain endemic species

G Thom, FRD Amaral, MJ Hickerson, A Aleixo… - Systematic …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Before populations become independent evolutionary lineages, the effects of micro
evolutionary processes tend to generate complex scenarios of diversification that may affect …

Conservation of black bass diversity: an emerging management paradigm

AT Taylor, JM Long, MD Tringali, BL Barthel - Fisheries, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
Black bass Micropterus spp. are quintessential North American sportfishes that support
economically valuable fisheries and act as keystone predators within aquatic ecosystems …

Phylogeny and time scale of diversification in the fossil-rich sunfishes and black basses (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Centrarchidae)

TJ Near, D Kim - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Species of the North American freshwater fish lineage Centrarchidae are apex
predators in their habitats and are among the world's most popular sport fishes. Centrarchids …

Limited hybridisation and introgression despite stocking among endemic Interior Highlands black basses (Centrarchidae: Micropterus)

JC Gunn, AT Taylor, JJ Buckingham… - Diversity and …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu; SMB) are globally popular among
anglers and have been widely introduced (ie stocked) for population management and …

Miocene rivers and taxon cycles clarify the comparative biogeography of N orth A merican highland fishes

CW Hoagstrom, V Ung, K Taylor - Journal of Biogeography, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Our aims were:(1) to use recently published phylogenies of six widely
distributed clades of highland‐type fishes in a comparative analysis that investigates …

Molecular Phylogeny and Phylogeography of the Australian Freshwater Fish Genus Galaxiella, with an Emphasis on Dwarf Galaxias (G. pusilla)

PJ Unmack, JC Bagley, M Adams, MP Hammer… - PLoS …, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
The freshwater fauna of Southern Australia is primarily restricted to the southwestern and
southeastern corners of the continent, and is separated by a large, arid region that is …

Reconstructing the introduction history of an invasive fish predator in South Africa

JS Hargrove, OLF Weyl, JD Austin - Biological Invasions, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract The Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a global invader with
demonstrated ecological impacts on native fish communities. Introductions of fishes in …

Complex introgression among three diverged largemouth bass lineages

K Silliman, H Zhao, M Justice, W Thongda… - Evolutionary …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid zones between diverged lineages offer a unique opportunity to study evolutionary
processes related to speciation. Natural and anthropogenic hybridization in the black …

Phylogeography and species delimitation in convict cichlids (Cichlidae: Amatitlania): implications for taxonomy and Plio–Pleistocene evolutionary history in Central …

JC Bagley, WA Matamoros… - Biological Journal of …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
We investigate phylogeographic patterns and delimit species boundaries within Amatitlania,
a genus of Central American cichlid fishes. Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA …