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Systemic Studies of the Genus Gila (Cyprinidae) of the Colorado River Basin

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Title Systemic Studies of the Genus Gila (Cyprinidae) of the Colorado River Basin
Creator Holden, Paul Bernard
Description Three Hundred and nine specimens of Gila from the Colorado River basin were studied. A form of numerical taxonomy, taximetrics, was used to help classify the specimens. The data from these fish indicate that many of the present hypotheses concerning their taxonomy are not valid. The concept of ecosubspecies or ecological subspecies does not fit the Colorado basin Gila. The roundtail and bonytail chubs, G. robusta Baird and Girard and G. elegans Baird and Girard respectively, currently treated...
Date 1968-05-01T07:00:00Z
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Identifier https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2890 info:doi/10.26076/3561-9c3c https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/etd/article/3888/viewcontent/1968___Holden___Paul.pdf
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Source All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
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Subject systemic genus gila cyprinidae colorado river basin study Biology Life Sciences

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