title: Phylogeny, phylogeography and hybridization of Caucasian barbels of the genus <i>Barbus</i> (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)
abstract: Abstract The phylogenetic relationships and the phylogeography of seven species of Caucasian barbels of the genus Barbus s. str. were studied based on extended geographic coverage and the use of mtDNA and nDNA markers. Based on the 26 species studied, matrilineal phylogeny of the genus Barbus is composed of two clades: a) West European clade, and b) Central and East European clade. The latter comprises two subclades: b1) Balkanian subclade, and b2) Ponto-Caspian subclade, which includes 11 linea
journal: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)