Population Genetic Structure of Endemic Fish Species Facilitating Their Survival in Changing Environments-A Case Study on the Genus Telestes in Croatia

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/22:10453404

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/7/529" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/7/529</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d14070529" target="_blank" >10.3390/d14070529</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Population Genetic Structure of Endemic Fish Species Facilitating Their Survival in Changing Environments-A Case Study on the Genus Telestes in Croatia

Original language description

The genus Telestes primarily comprises freshwater fish distributed mostly in the Mediterranean area. Recent investigation of the evolutionary history of this genus revealed that it originated in southern Europe, where the most ancient Telestes species are still present. The isolation of rivers in the karstic region facilitated allopatric speciation, resulting in a high number of Telestes species and a great portion of endemic species in freshwater systems of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most of the endemic Telestes species have very small distribution areas, inhabiting a single river or a few water bodies in a single karstic field, making them extremely vulnerable to anthropogenic changes. In order to contribute to practical conservation of the endemic Telestes species through the design of conservational measures that are likely to be the most effective in ensuring the future viability and undisturbed evolutionary course of those species, we have investigated their population genetic structure and estimated their viabilities. Population viability analyses were carried out based on the current state of populations and their habitats, as well as recognized threats. Several scenarios also included potential threats. Our results show that invasive species pose the biggest threat to the future survival of the endemic Telestes species. Contrary to previous opinions that a reduced genetic diversity is characteristic for small populations, high intraspecific genetic diversity was revealed inside most of the investigated species, which might enable most of the populations to cope with future changes and mitigate negative effects.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Diversity

ISSN

1424-2818

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

1-16

UT code for WoS article

000833777900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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