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A molecular phylogeography approach to biological invasions of the New World by parthenogenetic Thiarid snails.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2003
Facon B, Pointier J-P, Glaubrecht M, Poux C, Jarne P, David P
Abstract excerpt
The parthenogenetic snail Melanoides tuberculata, present in tropical fresh waters of most of the Old World before 1950, has now invaded the Neotropical area. The phylogeography of this snail was studied to evaluate the pathways and number of such invasions. Because of parthenogenetic reproduction, individuals are structured into genetical clones. Within populations from both the original and invaded areas,...
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