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Desert springs: deep phylogeographic structure in an ancient endemic crustacean (Phreatomerus latipes).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Guzik Michelle T, Adams Mark A, Murphy Nicholas P, Cooper Steven J B, Austin Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
Desert mound springs of the Great Artesian Basin in central Australia maintain an endemic fauna that have historically been considered ubiquitous throughout all of the springs. Recent studies, however, have shown that several endemic invertebrate species are genetically highly structured and contain previously unrecognised species, suggesting that individuals may be geographically 'stranded in desert islands'....
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