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The evolutionary diversification of the Centropagidae (Crustacea, Calanoida): A history of habitat shifts.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 May 2010
Adamowicz Sarah J, Menu-Marque Silvina, Halse Stuart A, Topan Janet C, Zemlak Tyler S, Hebert Paul D N, Witt Jonathan D S
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The copepod family Centropagidae is widely distributed and occurs in marine, estuarine, freshwater, and inland saline settings. Molecular phylogenies based upon the 16S and 28S genes demonstrate a complex biogeographic history, involving at least five independent invasions of continental waters from the sea. The first colonization was ancient, likely into part of Gondwanaland, and resulted in an inland radiation...
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