Oceanic dispersal barriers, adaptation and larval retention: an interdisciplinary assessment of potential factors maintaining a phylogeographic break between sister lineages of an African prawn

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genetic breaks separating regional lineages of marine organisms with potentially high broadcasting abilities are generally attributed either to dispersal barriers such as currents or upwelling, or to behavioural strategies promoting...

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Main Authors: Newman Brent K, Papadopoulos Isabelle, Teske Peter R, Dworschak Peter C, McQuaid Christopher D, Barker Nigel P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/341