Genetic diversity and evolutionary relationships of the troglodytic 'living fossil'Congeria kusceri (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae)

Population genetic theory predicts that long‐term isolation of ‘living fossils’ in relic habitats might reduce genetic variability due to small population sizes and inbreeding. The recent description of a troglodytic ‘living fossil’Congeria kusceri — the only known subterranean bivalve mollusc — fro...

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Published in:	Molecular Ecology Vol. 10; no. 8; pp. 1873 - 1879
Main Authors:	Stepien, C. A., Morton, B., Dabrowska, K. A., Guarnera, R. A., Radja, T., Radja, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Japanese
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.08.2001 Wiley
Subjects:	16S mtDNA 16S mtDNA; cave-dwelling; Congeria; COI mt DNA; Dreissenidae; genetic diversity Animals cave-dwelling classification COI mtDNA Congeria Croatia cytochrome-c oxidase DNA, Mitochondrial DNA, Ribosomal Dreissena Dreissenidae Electron Transport Complex IV Evolution, Molecular genes genetic diversity Genetic Variation genetics habitats Haplotypes ice inbreeding Mollusca nucleotide sequences Phylogeny physiology population size ribosomal DNA Croatia
ISSN:	0962-1083, 1365-294X
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