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Diversification within an oceanic Mediterranean island: Insights from a terrestrial isopod.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Oct 2022
Dimitriou Andreas C, Antoniou Aglaia, Alexiou Ioannis, Poulakakis Nikos, Parmakelis Aristeidis, Sfenthourakis Spyros
Abstract excerpt
Understanding intra-island patterns of evolutionary divergence, including cases of cryptic diversity, is a crucial step towards deciphering speciation processes. Cyprus is an oceanic island isolated for at least 5.3 Mya from surrounding continental regions, while it remains unclear whether it was ever connected to the mainland, even during the Messinian Salinity Crisis. The terrestrial isopod species Armadillo...
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