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Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the copepod family Cyclopidae (Crustacea: Cyclopoida) from freshwater ecosystems of Southeast Nigeria.
BMC evolutionary biology - 21 Apr 2020
Ni Yijun, Ebido Chike Chukwuenyem, Odii Elijah Chibueze, Wang Jinhui, Orakwelu Chinemerem Hodges, Abonyi Francis Chukwuemeka, Ngene Chinedu Innocent, Okoro Joseph Onyekwere, Ubachukwu Patience Obiageli, Hu Wei, Yin Mingbo
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BACKGROUND: Copepods are key components of aquatic ecosystems and can help regulate the global carbon cycle. Much attention has been paid to the species diversity of copepods worldwide, but the phylogeography and genetic diversity of copepods in Nigeria is unexplored. RESULTS: Using a mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I marker, we preformed phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses for Cyclopidae...
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