Informed management and conservation efforts are vital to sustainable recreational fishing
and biodiversity conservation. Because the taxonomic rank of species is important in …

Human impact is noticeable around the globe, indicating that a new era might have begun:
the Anthropocene. Continuing human activities, including land‐use changes, introduction of …

Black bass Micropterus spp. are quintessential North American sportfishes that support
economically valuable fisheries and act as keystone predators within aquatic ecosystems …

Assisted colonisation, the introduction of species beyond their historical range, is
increasingly necessary for conserving species. However, empirical evidence of the long …

BACKGROUND Apple snails from the genus Pomacea have spread widely in paddy fields
and other wetlands of southern China since their introduction in the 1980s. Pomacea spp …

The Gila robusta species complex in the lower reaches of the Colorado River includes three
nominal and contested species (G. robusta, G. intermedia, and G. nigra) originally defined …

Abstract The Neosho Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu velox is endemic to Arkansas
River tributaries originating in the Ozark Highlands and Boston Mountains. Although …

Hybridization between closely related species has been documented across a wide range of
taxa but has not been well studied in elasmobranchs. Hammerhead sharks have drawn …

Black basses (genus Micropterus) are apex predators in North American streams, rivers, and
lakes and important game fishes. Translocation and introductions for angling, accompanied …

Abstract “Bartram's Bass” Micropterus sp. cf. coosae is endemic to the upper Savannah
River basin of the southeastern United States and is threatened by hybridization with …