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Speciation and the establishment of zonation in an intertidal barnacle: specific settlement vs. selection.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2002
Appelbaum L, Achituv Y, Mokady O
Abstract excerpt
The tropical barnacle Tetraclita forms a belt on hard substrates in the intertidal zone of the Red Sea. Based on morphological data, three distinct species were suggested to exist, occupying different vertical levels - T. barnesorum, T. rufotincta and T. achituvi. In this study we used molecular (12S mitochondrial ribosomal DNA) and ecological data to examine whether this morphological variability reflects...
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