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  • Title: AFLPs resolve cytonuclear discordance and increase resolution among barcheek darters (Percidae: Etheostoma: Catonotus).
    Author: Mendelson TC, Simons JN.
    Journal: Mol Phylogenet Evol; 2006 Nov; 41(2):445-53. PubMed ID: 16782357.
    Abstract:
    The use of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences in phylogenetic analysis has been the subject of increasing scrutiny. A recent phylogenetic study of barcheek darters (Percidae: Etheostoma: Catonotus) revealed cytonuclear discordance, discordance among mtDNA loci, and discordance between mtDNA and morphometric hypotheses. In particular, mtDNA analyses hypothesized a paraphyletic barcheek darter clade, and a combined mtDNA and nuclear sequence topology was not well resolved. Here, we used amplified fragment length polymorphisms to test the monophyly of barcheek darters and to resolve relationships within the group. By including multiple populations of each species, we were able to generate a highly resolved tree that supports both the monophyly of barcheek darters as well as recently elevated species within the group. Analysis of three mtDNA loci indicates that saturation of highly variable sites best explains the discordant topologies among mtDNA partitions.
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