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Molecular evidence of the survival of subterranean amphipods (Arthropoda) during Ice Age underneath glaciers in Iceland.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2010
Kornobis Etienne, Pálsson Snaebjörn, Kristjánsson Bjarni K, Svavarsson Jörundur
Abstract excerpt
A Two endemic groundwater arthropod crustacean species, Crangonyx islandicus and Crymostygius thingvallensis, were recently discovered on the mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Iceland. The extent of morphological differences from closest relatives, endemism, along with the geographic isolation of Iceland and its complete coverage by glaciers 21,000 years ago, suggests that these two species have survived glaciation...
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