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Persistent genetic signatures of historic climatic events in an Antarctic octopus.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2012
Strugnell J M, Watts P C, Smith P J, Allcock A L
Abstract excerpt
Repeated cycles of glaciation have had major impacts on the distribution of genetic diversity of the Antarctic marine fauna. During glacial periods, ice cover limited the amount of benthic habitat on the continental shelf. Conversely, more habitat and possibly altered seaways were available during interglacials when the ice receded and the sea level was higher. We used microsatellites and partial sequences of the...
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