Phylogeographic history of flat periwinkles, Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata

Abstract Background The flat periwinkles, Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata, are two sister species widely distributed throughout the Northern Atlantic shores with high potential to inform us about the process of ecological speciation in the intertidal. However, whether gene flow has occurred during...

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Main Authors: Graciela Sotelo, Mårten Duvetorp, Diana Costa, Marina Panova, Kerstin Johannesson, Rui Faria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1561-6