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Cenozoic climatic changes drive evolution and dispersal of coastal benthic foraminifera in the Southern Ocean.
Scientific reports - 6 Oct 2021
Majewski Wojciech, Holzmann Maria, Gooday Andrew J, Majda Aneta, Mamos Tomasz, Pawlowski Jan
Abstract excerpt
The Antarctic coastal fauna is characterized by high endemism related to the progressive cooling of Antarctic waters and their isolation by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The origin of the Antarctic coastal fauna could involve either colonization from adjoining deep-sea areas or migration through the Drake Passage from sub-Antarctic areas. Here, we tested these hypotheses by comparing the morphology and...
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