A "shallow phylogeny" of shallow barnacles (chthamalus).

BACKGROUND:We present a multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of the shallow water (high intertidal) barnacle genus Chthamalus, focusing on member species in the western hemisphere. Understanding the phylogeny of this group improves interpretation of classical ecological work on competition, distributio...

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Main Authors: John P Wares, M Sabrina Pankey, Fabio Pitombo, Liza Gómez Daglio, Yair Achituv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2678261?pdf=render