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Population structure and range expansion: the case of the invasive gastropod Cyclope neritea in northwest Iberian Peninsula.
Integrative zoology - 1 Sept 2012
Couceiro Lucía, López Lúa, Ruiz José Miguel, Barreiro Rodolfo
Abstract excerpt
Biotic invasions have a reputation for unpredictable behavior. Here, we report how slight changes in human activity responsible for the introduction and range expansion of a non-native mollusk have led to detectable differences in the genetics of the invasion. Cyclope neritea is a non-predatory gastropod introduced to 2 areas of the European Atlantic: the northwest Iberian Peninsula (NWIP) and the French Atlantic...
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