Microevolution of the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) in the Southern Balkan Peninsula

Abstract Background The noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) displays a complex historical and contemporary genetic status in Europe. The species divergence has been shaped by geological events (i.e. Pleistocene glaciations) and humanly induced impacts (i.e. translocations, pollution, etc.) on its popul...

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Main Authors: Anastasia Laggis, Athanasios D. Baxevanis, Alexandra Charalampidou, Stefania Maniatsi, Alexander Triantafyllidis, Theodore J. Abatzopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0971-6