| | Centrarchid Project, Mayden Lab |
 | | Our proposed research is the first comprehensive examination of the molecular systematics of the Centrarchidae, as well as outgroups representing potential sister-taxa, thus providing a more stable phylogenetic hypothesis than previously proposed and the necessary historical framework to reinterpret the many behavioral, biogeographic, ecological, evolutionary and developmental patterns documented by other disciplines. |
 | | Phylogenetic relationships of the genera of North American sunfishes and basses (Percoidei: Centrarchidae) as evidenced by the mitochondrial Cytochrome b gene. |
 | | This paper established the monophyly of the family and sister group relationships among the genera, as well as provided significant tests as to the monophyly of the genera and previous hypotheses of their relationships. |
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