Phylogeography in Nassarius mud snails: Complex patterns in congeneric species.

ABSTRACT: One major goal for phylogeographical studies is to elucidate respective roles of multiple evolutionary and ecological forces that shape the current distribution patterns. In marine and coastal ecosystems, it has been generated a common realization that species with enormous population size and pelagic larval stages can disperse across broad geographical scales, leading to weak or even no phylogeographical structure across large geographical scales. However, the violation of such realization has been frequently reported, and it remains largely unexplored on mechanisms responsible for various phylogeographical patterns observed in different species at varied geographical scales. Here, we used a species-rich genus Nassarius to assess and compare phylogeographical patterns in congeneric specie

SUBMITTER: Pu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5507531 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature