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Molecular data and ecological niche modelling reveal the Pleistocene history of a semi-aquatic bug (Microvelia douglasi douglasi) in East Asia.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2014
Ye Zhen, Zhu Gengping, Chen Pingping, Zhang Danli, Bu Wenjun
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the Pleistocene history of a semi-aquatic bug, Microvelia douglasi douglasi Scott, 1874 (Hemiptera: Veliidae) in East Asia. We used M. douglasi douglasi as a model species to explore the effects of historical climatic fluctuations on montane semi-aquatic invertebrate species. Two hypotheses were developed using ecological niche models (ENMs). First, we hypothesized that M. douglasi...
Topics
- Animals
- Bayes Theorem
- Climate Change
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Ecosystem
- Evolution, Molecular
- Asia, Eastern
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Heteroptera
