An update on the status of native and exotic freshwater fishes of I taly

PG Bianco - Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
An updated, corrected checklist of both native and established alien freshwater fish species
in Italy is given based on molecular, morphological and biogeographical data. Some 12 …

Contrasting morphology with molecular data: an approach to revision of species complexes based on the example of European Phoxinus (Cyprinidae)

A Palandačić, A Naseka, D Ramler, H Ahnelt - BMC evolutionary biology, 2017 - Springer
Background Molecular taxonomy studies and barcoding projects can provide rapid means of
detecting cryptic diversity. Nevertheless, the use of molecular data for species delimitation …

Phylogeography and species delineation of the genus Phoxinus Rafinesque, 1820 (Actinopterygii: Leuciscidae) in the Iberian Peninsula

A Corral‐Lou, S Perea, E Aparicio… - Journal of Zoological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Phoxinus is comprised of at least 15 currently recognized species inhabiting
Eurasia. Morphological traits have been traditionally used to delineate species in Phoxinus; …

Phenotypic plasticity over genetic diversity: ecomorphological patterns revealed in the eurytopic and threatened Italian endemic freshwater fish Sarmarutilus rubilio …

G Petrosino, AR Rossi, L Tancioni… - Biological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The large number of cryptic species and extensive intraspecific phenotypic plasticity among
freshwater fishes pose a challenge to the correct assessment of diversity within these taxa …

Molecular data suggest a multispecies complex of Phoxinus (Cyprinidae) in the Western Balkan Peninsula

A Palandačić, J Bravničar, P Zupančič, R Šanda… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the phylogeographic distribution of Phoxinus phoxinus sensu
lato populations in the Balkan Peninsula using molecular methods. For the western Balkan …

Phylogeography of Sarmarutilus rubilio (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae): Complex Genetic Structure, Clues to a New Cryptic Species and Further Insights into Roaches …

G Petrosino, L Tancioni, M Turani, A Rakaj, L Ciuffardi… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Italy hosts a large number of endemic freshwater fish species due to complex geological
events which promoted genetic differentiation and allopatric speciation. Among them, the …

Phylogeography and population structure of Squalius lucumonis: A baseline for conservation of an Italian endangered freshwater fish

AR Rossi, G Petrosino, S Crescenzo, V Milana… - Journal for Nature …, 2021 - Elsevier
The brook chub (Squalius lucumonis) is a freshwater fish, endemic of Central Italy, which is
experiencing a rapid range decline so that it is presently listed as Critically Endangered in …

Hybridization and invasive species in a threatened freshwater fish community under environmental pressures: Morphometric and molecular evidence

L Galvez‐Bravo, A Perdices… - Aquatic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mediterranean freshwater systems are under threat owing to increased drought driven by
climate change, intensive human land uses and non‐native species. This is causing …

A shape distance based on the Fisher–Rao metric and its application for shapes clustering

SA Gattone, A De Sanctis, T Russo, D Pulcini - Physica A: Statistical …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the clustering of shapes, which is a longstanding challenge in the framework of geometric
morphometrics and shape analysis, is crucial the selection and application of a suitable and …

Quaternary geomorphological and climatic changes associated with the diversification of Iberian freshwater fishes: The case of the genus Cobitis (Cypriniformes …

A Corral‐Lou, S Perea, A Perdices… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the population genetic structure of Cobitis vettonica, an endangered freshwater
fish species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, in order to propose a biogeographic model of …