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Quaternary Ice Ages Shaped Protists Phylogeography: The Case of Arcellinida in the Iberian Peninsula.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2026
González-Miguéns Rubén, Cano Emilio, Lara Enrique
Abstract excerpt
The Quaternary glaciations profoundly shaped the biogeography of plants and animals, yet their impact on microbial eukaryotes remains largely unexplored. We tested the "genetic legacy of the Quaternary" (GLQ) paradigm in terrestrial protists using Arcellinida testate amoebae diversity distribution across the Iberian Peninsula, a well-established glacial refugium. To do so, we compiled the most extensive...
Topics
- Phylogeography
- Genetic Variation
- Spain
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
- Refugium
- Ice Cover
- Lobosea
- Phylogeny
- Ecosystem
- Climate Change
