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Divergence with gene flow between Ponto-Caspian refugia in an anadromous cyprinid Rutilus frisii revealed by multiple gene phylogeography.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2008
Kotlík Petr, Marková Silvia, Choleva Lukás, Bogutskaya Nina G, Ekmekçi F Guler, Ivanova Petya P
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The Black and Caspian Seas have experienced alternating periods of isolation and interconnection over many Milankovitch climate oscillations and most recently became separated when the meltwater overflow from the Caspian Sea ceased at the end of the last glaciation. Climate-induced habitat changes have indisputably had profound impacts on distribution and demography of aquatic species, yet uncertainties remain...
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