Biogeography of the ‘water flea’ Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinent
<p>Studies on <em>Daphnia</em> distribution in Indian subcontinent have been few and regionally restricted despite <em>Daphnia</em> being by far the most studied cladoceran. We here present a first biogeographical assessment of the genus on the Indian subcontinent (Afgh...
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doaj-d8750a1cf7e741e1807ed8588f8559bc2020-11-25T03:26:10ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Limnology1129-57671723-86332016-06-0175310.4081/jlimnol.2016.1476849Biogeography of the ‘water flea’ Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinentSameer M. Padhye0Alexey A. Kotov1Neelesh Dahanukar2Henri Dumont3Wildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyA. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Kazan Federal UniversityIndian Institute of Science Education and ResearchGent University<p>Studies on <em>Daphnia</em> distribution in Indian subcontinent have been few and regionally restricted despite <em>Daphnia</em> being by far the most studied cladoceran. We here present a first biogeographical assessment of the genus on the Indian subcontinent (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). We collected all pertinent literature and considered nineteen bioclimatic variables along with latitude, longitude, and altitude for statistical analysis of factors governing distribution in space. Significant variables (determined by Kruskal Wallis test) were tested by nonparametric multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) to clarify whether <em>Daphnia</em> species had specific environmental requirements. Canonical correspondence analysis was used to understand how environmental variables affected distribution. Eight <em>Daphnia </em>(<em>Ctenodaphnia</em>) and 4 <em>Daphnia</em> s.str. occurred at 100 different localities.<em> </em>The variables temperature, altitude and latitude differed among species and so did their bio-climatic requirements. <em>Daphnia</em> distribution responded positively to altitude and negatively to a decrease in latitude and temperature.</p>http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1476CtenodaphniaDaphnia magnaDaphnia pulexHimalayasoriental zoneWestern Ghats. |
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Sameer M. Padhye Alexey A. Kotov Neelesh Dahanukar Henri Dumont Biogeography of the ‘water flea’ Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinent Journal of Limnology Ctenodaphnia Daphnia magna Daphnia pulex Himalayas oriental zone Western Ghats. |
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Sameer M. Padhye Alexey A. Kotov Neelesh Dahanukar Henri Dumont |
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Biogeography of the ‘water flea’ Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinent |
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Biogeography of the ‘water flea’ Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinent |
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Biogeography of the ‘water flea’ Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinent |
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Biogeography of the ‘water flea’ Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinent |
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Biogeography of the ‘water flea’ Daphnia O. F. Müller (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) on the Indian subcontinent |
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biogeography of the ‘water flea’ daphnia o. f. müller (crustacea: branchiopoda: anomopoda) on the indian subcontinent |
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Journal of Limnology |
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1129-5767 1723-8633 |
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<p>Studies on <em>Daphnia</em> distribution in Indian subcontinent have been few and regionally restricted despite <em>Daphnia</em> being by far the most studied cladoceran. We here present a first biogeographical assessment of the genus on the Indian subcontinent (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). We collected all pertinent literature and considered nineteen bioclimatic variables along with latitude, longitude, and altitude for statistical analysis of factors governing distribution in space. Significant variables (determined by Kruskal Wallis test) were tested by nonparametric multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) to clarify whether <em>Daphnia</em> species had specific environmental requirements. Canonical correspondence analysis was used to understand how environmental variables affected distribution. Eight <em>Daphnia </em>(<em>Ctenodaphnia</em>) and 4 <em>Daphnia</em> s.str. occurred at 100 different localities.<em> </em>The variables temperature, altitude and latitude differed among species and so did their bio-climatic requirements. <em>Daphnia</em> distribution responded positively to altitude and negatively to a decrease in latitude and temperature.</p> |
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Ctenodaphnia Daphnia magna Daphnia pulex Himalayas oriental zone Western Ghats. |
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