The Western Ghats Hotspot in peninsular India harbours remarkable diversity and endemism of freshwater fish. However, the ichthyofauna's evolutionary histories and biogeography are poorly known. Here, we investigate (a) the diversity, evolutionary history and biogeography of endemic mountain loaches and (b) the potential influence of the physiography of hill ranges, geological barriers and river systems on the diversification and cladogenesis of loaches, in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot.

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浅滩之谜：西高止山脉生物多样性热点地区中新世的多样性和地方性山lo生物地理

印度半岛西部的西高止山脉热点地区拥有丰富的淡水鱼类多样性和特有性。但是，鱼腥藻的进化历史和生物地理学知之甚少。在这里，我们研究（a）西高止山脉生物多样性中的地方性山ache的多样性，演化历史和生物地理学，以及（b）山脉地貌，地质屏障和河流系统的生理学对泥ache的多样性和成枝作用的潜在影响。热点。