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A behavioural study of hybridization between Barbus barbus and Barbus meridionalis |
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| Authors: | P Poncin J Jeandarme P Berrebi † |
| Institution: | University of Liège, Department of Animal Ethology, Laboratory of Fish Ethology, 22 quai Van Beneden, B-4020 Liège, Belgium;Laboratoire de Génôme et Populations (URA 1493 du CNRS), UniversitéMontpellier II, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France |
| Abstract: | The reproductive behaviour of two species of barbel ( Barbus barbus and Barbus meridionalis ) was investigated by means of aquarium experiments in several matings of six combinations. The reproductive behaviour of the two species appears to be similar and hybridizations were observed, showing that no complete behavioural barrier blocks the mating of the two species. |
| Keywords: | hybridization Barbus barbus Barbus meridionalis reproductive behaviour |