Evolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation

Evolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation

Geological data show that Lake Victoria dried out some 15 000 years ago. These data suggest that the entire faunal diversity within the lake has evolved since this time. However, mitochondrial DNA sequence diversity in the endemic cyprinid fish, Labeo victorianus, was high (24 haplotypes in 38 indiv...

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Main Authors: Rutaisire, Justus, Booth, Anthony John, Masembe, C, Nyakaana, S, Muwanika, V B
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Language:English
Published: South African Journal of Science 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007924
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-rhodes-vital-67622018-03-06T03:55:28ZEvolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variationRutaisire, JustusBooth, Anthony JohnMasembe, CNyakaana, SMuwanika, V BGeological data show that Lake Victoria dried out some 15 000 years ago. These data suggest that the entire faunal diversity within the lake has evolved since this time. However, mitochondrial DNA sequence diversity in the endemic cyprinid fish, Labeo victorianus, was high (24 haplotypes in 38 individuals; percentage sequence divergence of 0.74%), suggesting that the evolution of this species predates this Late Pleistocene climatological event. This finding is consistent with what has been reported earlier for cichlid fishes in the lake.South African Journal of Science2004Article2 pagespdfvital:6762http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007924English
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description Geological data show that Lake Victoria dried out some 15 000 years ago. These data suggest that the entire faunal diversity within the lake has evolved since this time. However, mitochondrial DNA sequence diversity in the endemic cyprinid fish, Labeo victorianus, was high (24 haplotypes in 38 individuals; percentage sequence divergence of 0.74%), suggesting that the evolution of this species predates this Late Pleistocene climatological event. This finding is consistent with what has been reported earlier for cichlid fishes in the lake.
author Rutaisire, Justus
Booth, Anthony John
Masembe, C
Nyakaana, S
Muwanika, V B
spellingShingle Rutaisire, Justus
Booth, Anthony John
Masembe, C
Nyakaana, S
Muwanika, V B
Evolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation
author_facet Rutaisire, Justus
Booth, Anthony John
Masembe, C
Nyakaana, S
Muwanika, V B
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title Evolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation
title_short Evolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation
title_full Evolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation
title_fullStr Evolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation
title_full_unstemmed Evolution of Labeo victorianus predates the Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria: evidence from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation
title_sort evolution of labeo victorianus predates the pleistocene desiccation of lake victoria: evidence from mitochondrial dna sequence variation
publisher South African Journal of Science
publishDate 2004
url http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007924
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