Catastrophic floods may pave the way for increased genetic diversity in endemic artesian spring snail populations.

The role of disturbance in the promotion of biological heterogeneity is widely recognised and occurs at a variety of ecological and evolutionary scales. However, within species, the impact of disturbances that decimate populations are neither predicted nor known to result in conditions that promote...

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Main Authors: Jessica Worthington Wilmer, Lynde Murray, Ché Elkin, Chris Wilcox, Darren Niejalke, Hugh Possingham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3243680?pdf=render