Re: payaminonis???

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

Archie,

You make it sound so simple, and I wish it were. Unfortunately apisto genetic
identification is a fairly low priority on the geneticists' interest scale. The
time, effort, & expense is now considered better used on more economically
useful studies. I know of 3 studies going on with certain groups of apistos,
but not the whole genus. All are underfunded & understaffed for the task we all
want to see done.

One useful method of DNA study would be to determine if different populations
of similar looking forms are actually genetically the same. That would put to
rest a lot of the 'cf.' problems we have now. Now all we have to do is get
specimens directly from the sources, and someone with the time, money, &
interest to do it.

Mike Wise

Archie Christian wrote:

> I don't chime in much, but I don't hesitate when I have a question.
> Surely someone out there knows something about what I am going to
> ask/suggest.  First question:  Why don't the "experts"  get together and
> agree on a species sample of each apisto.  In other words, you have a
> fish, get 3 guys together in the US, agree that that particular fish is
> representative for the species, then get a second opinion from overseas
> (to avoid any conflict).  Then get a few scales and extract the DNA and
> analyze it.  OK, I know.  Who has the money for that?  I don't, but
> isn't there some type of wild-life protection group that does?  perhaps
> a governmental grant of some kind could fund this.  It would be a great
> case since we lose millions of unknown species each year from the
> rainforest.  Also it could be used by anyone studying evolutionary
> trends.  It wouldn't take that long and wouldn't cost THAT much.  this
> could be done for each fish (apisto. or any others; but for this list
> apisto).  The trick would be to determine the quantity for each species,
> so not to confuse some crazy penotypic-mutation in one type, for an
> entirely different species.  It would basically eliminate the whole "I
> call it this, but he calls it that."  Anyone know if this can be done,
> or did I just waste 5 minutes on nothing?
>
> Archie Christian
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