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Solving cryptogenic histories using host and parasite molecular genetics: the resolution of Littorina littorea's North American origin.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2008
Blakeslee April M H, Byers James E, Lesser Michael P
Abstract excerpt
Even after decades of investigation using multiple sources of evidence, the natural histories of some species remain unclear (i.e. cryptogenic). A key example is Littorina littorea, the most abundant intertidal snail in northeastern North America. Native to Europe, the snail's ecological history in North America has been debated for over 100 years with no definitive resolution. To resolve its cryptogenic status,...
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