(AGENPARL) – lun 17 giugno 2024 *Source*: Tokyo Institute of Technology
*Immediate release:* June 17, 2024
*Headline*: Nile Perch Invasion Triggered Genetic Bottlenecks in Lake
Victoria’s Endemic Cichlids
*Sub-headline: * The introduction of the Nile perch to Africa’s largest
lake impacted the genomic structure of multiple local species.
(Tokyo, June 17) Newfound evidence reveals that the upsurge of the exotic
Nile perch in Lake Victoria had long-lasting effects on the genetic
diversity of various local cichlid species, report scientists from Tokyo
Tech. Through large-scale comparative genomic analyses, the researchers
found concrete proof in the collective genome of multiple species that this
artificially introduced perch decimated many local fish populations,
causing a ‘bottleneck effect.’
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*Contact: *Emiko Kawaguchi, Public Relations Department, Tokyo Institute
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