Origin and diversification of the Tibetan polyploid cyprinids (schizothoracins) may help us to
explore relationships between diversification of the cyprinids and the Tibetan Plateau uplift …

Highly specialized grade (HSG; genera Gymnocypris, Oxygymnocypris, Schizopygopsis,
Platypharodon and Chuanchia) of the Schizothoracinae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) are …

The geological structure and history of mountains often cause highly complex patterns of
evolution. The origin and diversity of the genus Triplophysa is considered to be closely …

Background Triplophysa stoliczkae is the most widespread species in the genus Triplophysa
and may have originated from morphological convergence. To understand the evolutionary …

The freshwater gudgeon Huigobio chenhsienensis (Cypriniformes: Gobionidae) is a small
fish endemic to southern China. In this study, we used mitochondrial cytochrome b gene …

Abstract Inland East Asia encompasses particular landscapes, including discontinuous large
deserts isolated by mountains, and these landscapes have been greatly impacted by the …

Extremely heterogeneous topography and complex paleoclimatic history of the Qinghai-
Tibet Plateau (QTP) have a key role in promoting genetic divergence among populations …

An adult sand snake specimen was collected during a herpetofaunal survey conducted in
the Turpan Basin in northwest China. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that this specimen …

Abstract Schizopygopsis stoliczkai (Cyprinidae, subfamily Schizothoracinae) is one of the
major freshwater fishes endemic to the northwestern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. In the …

Abstract The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), the source and upper reaches of many Asian
rivers, are crisscrossed by rivers and dotted with lakes. Schizothoracinae fishes, species …