Indication for selfing in geographically separated populations and evidence for Pleistocene survival within the Alps: the case of Cylindrus obtusus (Pulmonata: Helicidae)

Indication for selfing in geographically separated populations and evidence for Pleistocene survival within the Alps: the case of Cylindrus obtusus (Pulmonata: Helicidae)

Abstract Background Cylindrus obtusus is one of the most prominent endemic snail species of the Eastern Alps. It is restricted to alpine meadows and calcareous rocky habitats above 1500 m. Peculiar intraspecific differences have been observed in its genital tract in the eastern populations the two m...

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Main Authors: Luise Kruckenhauser, Elisabeth Haring, Barbara Tautscher, Luis Cadahía, Laura Zopp, Michael Duda, Josef Harl, Helmut Sattmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Cylindrus obtusus
Endemic species
Glacial refugia
Selfing
Gastropoda
Phylogeography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0977-0

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