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Spatially structured populations with a low level of cryptic diversity in European marine Gastrotricha.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2012
Kieneke Alexander, Martínez Arbizu Pedro M, Fontaneto Diego
Abstract excerpt
Species of the marine meiofauna such as Gastrotricha are known to lack dispersal stages and are thus assumed to have low dispersal ability and low levels of gene flow between populations. Yet, most species are widely distributed, and this creates a paradox. To shed light on this apparent paradox, we test (i) whether such wide distribution may be due to misidentification and lumping of cryptic species with...
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