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Extreme genetic diversity among springtails (Collembola) in subterranean calcretes of arid Australia.
Genome - 1 Mar 2021
Guzik Michelle T, Stevens Mark I, Cooper Steven J B, Humphreys William F, Austin Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
The subterranean islands hypothesis for calcretes of the Yilgarn region in Western Australia applies to many stygobitic (subterranean-aquatic) species that are "trapped" evolutionarily within isolated aquifers due to their aquatic lifestyles. In contrast, little is known about the distribution of terrestrial-subterranean invertebrates associated with the calcretes. We used subterranean Collembola from the Yilgarn...
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