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- Title
A revision of the status of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae): sympatric subspecies or a long misunderstood blend of species?
- Authors
HENRIQUES, MIGUEL; LOURENÇO, RITA; ALMADA, FREDERICO; CALADO, GONÇALO; GONÇALVES, DAVID; GUILLEMAUD, THOMAS; CANCELA, M. LEONOR; ALMADA, VÍTOR C.
- Abstract
Molecular (partial mitochondrial 12S ribosomal DNA sequences), morphological and meristic analysis of Lepadogaster lepadogaster lepadogaster, L. l. purpurea and L. zebrina were performed to investigate the relationships between these taxa. On the western shore of mainland Portugal, where the two subspecies of L. lepadogaster occur sympatrically, they differ in microhabitat preferences and their breeding seasons are largely out of phase. This information, combined with data on distribution patterns, led to the following conclusions: Lepadogaster l. purpurea is considered to be a valid species, L. purpurea (
- Publication
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2002, Vol 76, Issue 3, p327
- ISSN
0024-4066
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00067.x