Limited congruence in phylogeographic patterns observed for riverine predacious beetles sharing distribution along the mountain rivers.

ABSTRACT: Riverine predacious beetles (RPB) (Carabidae, Staphylinidae) are highly diverse and numerous elements of riverine ecosystems. Their historical and contemporary distribution and diversity are highly dependent on natural flow regimes and topography of watercourses. Despite broad knowledge of their ecology, data on population genetic diversity and connectivity are lacking. This study aimed to fill this gap in order to solve two principal hypotheses assuming (i) congruence of phylogeographic patterns observed for RPB indicating that they share a common history and the ecological adaptations to the dynamic environment, (ii) genetic structuration of populations according to river basins. The Carpathian populations of four ground beetles and three rove beetles were examined using cytochrome oxida

SUBMITTER: Kajtoch L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10587157 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature