BMC Evolutionary Biology

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Evolutionary history of the fish genus Astyanax Baird & Girard (1854) (Actinopterygii, Characidae) in Mesoamerica reveals multiple morphological homoplasies

Claudia P Ornelas-García1*, Omar Domínguez-Domínguez2 and Ignacio Doadrio1

Author Affiliations

1 Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, Madrid, Spain

2 Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Circuito exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, México DF, Mexico

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BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:340 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-340

Published: 22 December 2008

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Sampling sites in Mesoamerica. Sampling points, valid species sensu Lima et al. [35] and taxonomical proposals. The water body code is: R = River, C = Cenote (sink holes) A = Lagoon, L = Lake and S = spring.

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Parameters of ML analyses estimated for each gene with Modeltest [69]. Maximum Likelihood parameters calculated by Modeltest [69], using the Bayesian Information Criteria (BIC): I = Proportion of invariable sites, Γ = Gamma, Ti/Tv= Transition/Transversion ratio.

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Genetic divergences between Lineages. Genetic distances in percentage among Lineages (below diagonal, uncorrected p sequence divergences; above diagonal, ML distances K81uf)

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Groups and Lineages Scheme. Main Groups Scheme. The zigzag lines represent vicariant events. MEX = Mexico, BEL = Belize, GUA = Guatemala, S = Sabinos, A = Aguanaval, M = Mezquital, R = Rascon, T = Tamasopo, POL = Polochic, GRI = Grijalva, USU = Usumacinta, MAQ = Maquinas, MON = Montebello and MOT = Motagua.

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