Fish cytogenetics

In the past 20 years, fish cytogenetics has become an essential tool in fields as diverse as systematics and evolution, conservation, aquaculture and more recently, genomics. This book is organized in four sections (systematics and evolution; biodiversity conservation; stock assessment and aquaculture; genomics) covering the major fields of present fish cytogenetic research. The eighteen contributions from thirteen countries which make up this book, provide a comprehensive picture of the ongoing research around the world. Due to the diversified arrays of themes approached, including speciation and evolution, biodiversity and conservation and genomics, the book is addressed not only to specialists in cytogenetics but to all scientists interested in fish biology.

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""SECTION 1: Fish Cytogenetics in Systematics and Evolution""; ""1.1 Chromosomal Differentiation in Bitterlings (Pisces, Cyprinidae)""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""AG-NOR PATTERN""; ""ROBERTSONIAN-TYPE TRANSLOCATIONS""; ""CHROMOSOMAL INVERSIONS""; ""TANDEM FUSION AND OTHER CHANGES""; ""FACTORS INDUCING CHROMOSOMAL CHANGES""; ""BITTERLINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION""; ""References""; ""1.2 Chromosome Variability in Gymnotiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi)""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Gymnotidae""; ""Rhamphichthyidae""; ""Hypopomidae""; ""Apteronotidae""

""Sternopygidae""""Genus Sternopygus""; ""Genus Eigenmannia""; ""Final Considerations""; ""References""; ""1.3 The Evoluationary Role of Hybridization and Polyploidy in an lberian Cyprindid Fish�A Cytogenetic Review""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE SQUALIUS ALBURNOIDES COMPLEX""; ""THE EVOLUTIONARY ROLE OF HYBRIDIZATION AND POLYPLOIDY""; ""References""; ""1.4 Chromosomal Changes and Stasis in Marine Fish Groups""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Speciation in Marine Environments: A Chromosomal Approach""; ""Dispersion and Karyotype Changes""; ""Chromosomal versus Morphological Diversification""

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