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Phylogeography of Petrolisthes armatus, an invasive species with low dispersal ability.
Scientific reports - 13 Jun 2017
Hiller Alexandra, Lessios Harilaos A
Abstract excerpt
Theoretically, species with high population structure are likely to expand their range, because marginal populations are free to adapt to local conditions; however, meta-analyses have found a negative relation between structure and invasiveness. The crab Petrolisthes armatus has a wide native range, which has expanded in the last three decades. We sequenced 1718 bp of mitochondrial DNA from native and recently...
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