This thesis contributes to the basic understanding of invasion success of non-native gobies in the upper Danube River. Genetic and phenotypic differentiation was more pronounced in Neogobius melanostomus than in Ponticola kessleri. In addition, N. melanostomus showed rapid genomic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity. A further invasive goby was recorded for the first time in Germany, i.e. Babka gymnotrachelus and the first case of hybridization between two invasive species was documented on a global scale.
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This thesis contributes to the basic understanding of invasion success of non-native gobies in the upper Danube River. Genetic and phenotypic differentiation was more pronounced in Neogobius melanostomus than in Ponticola kessleri. In addition, N. melanostomus showed rapid genomic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity. A further invasive goby was recorded for the first time in Germany, i.e. Babka gymnotrachelus and the first case of hybridization between two invasive species was documented on a...
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