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Glacial refugia, recolonization patterns and diversification forces in Alpine-endemic Megabunus harvestmen.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2016
Wachter Gregor A, Papadopoulou Anna, Muster Christoph, Arthofer Wolfgang, Knowles L Lacey, Steiner Florian M, Schlick-Steiner Birgit C
Abstract excerpt
The Pleistocene climatic fluctuations had a huge impact on all life forms, and various hypotheses regarding the survival of organisms during glacial periods have been postulated. In the European Alps, evidence has been found in support of refugia outside the ice shield (massifs de refuge) acting as sources for postglacial recolonization of inner-Alpine areas. In contrast, evidence for survival on nunataks,...
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