Parasite diversity and microsatellite variability in native and introduced populations of four Neogobius species (Gobiidae)

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Authors	ONDRAČKOVÁ Markéta VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ Andrea CIVÁŇOVÁ Kristína VYSKOČILOVÁ Martina JURAJDA Pavel
Year of publication	2012
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Parasitology
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182012000844
Field	Zoology
Keywords	goby; metazoan parasites; microsatellites; similarity; species introductions
Description	Species introduced into new areas often show a reduction in parasite and genetic diversity associated to the limited number of founding individuals. In this study, we compared microsatellite and parasite diversity in both native (lower Danube) and introduced populations of 4 Ponto-Caspian gobies, including those (1) introduced from within the same river system (middle Danube; Neogobius kessleri and N. melanostomus), and (2) introduced from a different river system (River Vistula; N. fluviatilis and N. gymnotrachelus).
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