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Phylogeography and local endemism of the native Mediterranean brine shrimp Artemia salina (Branchiopoda: Anostraca).
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2008
Muñoz Joaquín, Gómez Africa, Green Andy J, Figuerola Jordi, Amat Francisco, Rico Ciro
Abstract excerpt
There has been a recent appreciation of the ecological impacts of zooplanktonic species invasions. The North American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana is one such alien invader in hyper-saline water ecosystems at a global scale. It has been shown to outcompete native Artemia species, leading to their local extinction. We used partial sequences of the mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit 1 (COI or cox1) gene...
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