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Three in One--Multiple Faunal Elements within an Endangered European Butterfly Species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Junker Marius, Zimmermann Marie, Ramos Ana A, Gros Patrick, Konvička Martin, Nève Gabriel, Rákosy László, Tammaru Toomas, Castilho Rita, Schmitt Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Ice ages within Europe forced many species to retreat to refugia, of which three major biogeographic basic types can be distinguished: "Mediterranean", "Continental" and "Alpine / Arctic" species. However, this classification often fails to explain the complex phylogeography of European species with a wide range of latitudinal and altitudinal distribution. Hence, we tested for the possibility that all three...
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