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Cryptic speciation or global spread? The case of a cosmopolitan marine invertebrate with limited dispersal capabilities.
Scientific reports - 12 Nov 2013
R Pérez-Portela, V Arranz, M Rius, X Turon
Abstract excerpt
The existence of globally-distributed species with low dispersal capabilities is a paradox that has been explained as a result of human-mediated transport and by hidden diversity in the form of unrecognized cryptic species. Both factors are not mutually exclusive, but relatively few studies have demonstrated the presence of both. Here we analyse the genetic patterns of the colonial ascidian Diplosoma listerianum,...
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