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Integrative phylogenetic, phylogeographic and morphological characterisation of the Unio crassus species complex reveals cryptic diversity with important conservation implications.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jun 2024
Lopes-Lima M, Geist J, Egg S, Beran L, Bikashvili A, Van Bocxlaer B, Bogan A E, Bolotov I N, Chelpanovskaya O A, Douda K, Fernandes V, Gomes-Dos-Santos A, Gonçalves D V, Gürlek M E, Johnson N A, Karaouzas I, Kebapçı Ü, Kondakov A V, Kuehn R, Lajtner J, Mumladze L, Nagel K-O, Neubert E, Österling M, Pfeiffer J, Prié V, Riccardi N, Sell J, Schneider L D, Shumka S, Sîrbu I, Skujienė G, Smith C H, Sousa R, Stöckl K, Taskinen J, Teixeira A, Todorov M, Trichkova T, Urbańska M, Välilä S, Varandas S, Veríssimo J, Vikhrev I V, Woschitz G, Zając K, Zając T, Zanatta D, Zieritz A, Zogaris S, Froufe E
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The global decline of freshwater mussels and their crucial ecological services highlight the need to understand their phylogeny, phylogeography and patterns of genetic diversity to guide conservation efforts. Such knowledge is urgently needed for Unio crassus, a highly imperilled species originally widespread throughout Europe and southwest Asia. Recent studies have resurrected several species from synonymy based...
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