%0 Journal Article
%T The Identification of a Novel, High Frequency Variant in the Cytochrome b Gene in an  Isolated Population of a Rare Fish, Spined Loach <i>Cobitis taenia</i>, in England:  A Population Worth Protecting?
%A R. Rahbari
%A K. Tannahill
%A C. Tobin
%A P. Robotham
%A I. D. Nicholl
%J Open Journal of Ecology
%P 193-198
%@ 2162-1993
%D 2017
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/oje.2017.73014
%X The spined loach <em>Cobitis taenia</em>, is listed as a protected species under Appendix 3 of the Bern Convention and Annex II of the European Council Directive (92/43/EEC) on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. It is desirable therefore to understand the genetic diversity within European populations. In a molecular genetic analysis of the cytochrome <em>b</em> gene in <em>Cobitis taenia</em> from three sites in the upper reaches of the River Trent catchment, a novel high frequency variant was identified which has not been previously reported in any European or Non-European population.
%K mtDNA
%K Novel Haplotype
%K Conservation
%K Cobitidae
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=74723