Young species of cupuladriid bryozoans occupied new Caribbean habitats faster than old species

Abstract The breadth of habitat occupied by a species, and the rate at which a species can expand into new habitats has important ecological and evolutionary consequences. Here we explore when extant species of free-living cupuladriid bryozoans expanded into new benthic Caribbean habitats that emerg...

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Main Authors: Aaron O’Dea, Brigida De Gracia, Blanca Figuerola, Santosh Jagadeeshan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30670-9