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Subterranean phylogeography of freshwater crayfishes shows extensive gene flow and surprisingly large population sizes.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2005
Buhay Jennifer E, Crandall Keith A
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Subterranean animals are currently viewed as highly imperiled, precariously avoiding extinction in an extreme environment of darkness. This assumption is based on a hypothesis that the reduction in visual systems and morphology common in cave faunas reflects a genetic inability to adapt and persist coupled with the perception of a habitat that is limited, disconnected, and fragile. Accordingly, 95% of cave fauna...
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