Article
Founder events and pre-glacial divergences shape the genetic structure of European Collembola species.
BMC evolutionary biology - 16 Jul 2016
von Saltzwedel Helge, Scheu Stefan, Schaefer Ina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Climate oscillations in the Cenozoic reduced species richness and genetic diversity of terrestrial and aquatic animals and plants in central and northern Europe. The most abundant arthropods in temperate soils are Collembola that live in almost any soil-related habitat. Extant species show little morphological variation to Eocene fossils, suggesting persistence of species in stable habitats for...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
