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Habitat preferences and genetic diversity of the amphipod Gammarus roeselii across the Eastern Alps and western Pannonian Basin.
Scientific reports - 13 Feb 2026
Di Batista Borko Špela, Grimm Jacqueline, Hahn Christoph, Takács Péter, Greilberger Anna-Maria, Koblmüller Stephan, Sefc Kristina M
Abstract excerpt
Freshwater amphipods often exhibit cryptic diversity and are undergoing range shifts driven by environmental changes. Gammarus roeselii, a species inhabiting streams, rivers and lakes across Europe, diversified into ancient genetic lineages in the Balkan Peninsula and the Pannonian Basin, with only one lineage colonizing Central and Western Europe after the ice ages. We investigated the distribution and genetic...
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