High genetic variation and phylogeographic relations among Palearctic fairy shrimp populations reflect persistence in multiple southern refugia during Pleistocene ice ages and postglacial colonisation
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DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13380
Abstract: Intense anthropogenic disturbance threatens temporary pond ecosystems and their associated fauna across the Palearctic. Since fairy shrimps (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) are endemic to temporary ponds, populations are declining due to habitat loss and it is important… read more here.
Keywords: fairy shrimp; refugia pleistocene; pleistocene ice; ice ages ... See more keywords