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Niche divergence by deep-sea octocorals in the genus Callogorgia across the continental slope of the Gulf of Mexico.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2013
Quattrini Andrea M, Georgian Samuel E, Byrnes Luke, Stevens Alex, Falco Rosalia, Cordes Erik E
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Environmental variables that are correlated with depth have been suggested to be among the major forces underlying speciation in the deep sea. This study incorporated phylogenetics and ecological niche models (ENM) to examine whether congeneric species of Callogorgia (Octocorallia: Primnoidae) oc...
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