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Divergence within and among Seaweed Siblings (Fucus vesiculosus and F. radicans) in the Baltic Sea.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Ardehed Angelica, Johansson Daniel, Sundqvist Lisa, Schagerström Ellen, Zagrodzka Zuzanna, Kovaltchouk Nikolaj A, Bergström Lena, Kautsky Lena, Rafajlovic Marina, Pereyra Ricardo T, Johannesson Kerstin
Abstract excerpt
Closely related taxa provide significant case studies for understanding evolution of new species but may simultaneously challenge species identification and definition. In the Baltic Sea, two dominant and perennial brown algae share a very recent ancestry. Fucus vesiculosus invaded this recently formed postglacial sea 8000 years ago and shortly thereafter Fucus radicans diverged from this lineage as an endemic...
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