Abstract Purpose of Review Fishes exhibit the greatest biodiversity among extant
vertebrates. In fact, about 34,000 fish species are currently estimated, of which~ 25% are …

Sturgeon and paddlefishes (Acipenseriformes) are cultured worldwide for commercial and
conservation purposes. Over the past decade, we have learned many sturgeon culture …

The Erythrinidae family (Teleostei: Characiformes) is a small Neotropical fish group with a
wide distribution throughout South America, where Hoplias malabaricus corresponds to the …

We present the first cytogenetic data for Lebiasina bimaculata and L. melanoguttata with the
aim of (1) investigating evolutionary events within Lebiasina and their relationships with …

The plecos (Loricariidae) fish represent a great model for cytogenetic investigations due to
their variety of karyotypes, including diploid and polyploid genomes, and different types of …

Using total genomic DNA (gDNA) as a probe for in situ hybridization (ISH) experiments is a
modified FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) technique that becomes an increasingly …

Arowanas (Osteoglossinae) are charismatic freshwater fishes with six species and two
genera (Osteoglossum and Scleropages) distributed in South America, Asia, and Australia …

Darevskia rock lizards is a unique complex taxa, including more than thirty species, seven of
which are parthenogenetic. In mixed populations of Darevskia lizards, tri-and tetraploid …

Interspecific hybridization, polyploidization and transitions from sexuality to asexuality
considerably affect organismal genomes. Especially the last mentioned process has been …

Background Acipenseriformes is a basal lineage of ray-finned fishes and comprise 27 extant
species of sturgeons and paddlefishes. They are characterized by several specific genomic …