Living on the edge: comparative phylogeography and phylogenetics of Oreohelix land snails at their range edge in Western Canada

Abstract Background The biodiversity and distributions of terrestrial snails at local and regional scales are influenced by their low vagility and microhabitat specificity. The accessibility of large-bodied species and their characteristically high levels of genetic polymorphism make them excellent...

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Main Authors: Z. W. Dempsey, C. P. Goater, T. M. Burg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1566-1