ABSTRACT The Tethys Ocean existed between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia
from the Triassic to the Pliocene. Analyses of multiple biogeographic and phylogenetic …

The ecological radiation of amphipods is striking among crustaceans. Despite high diversity,
global distribution and key roles in all aquatic environments, little is known about their …

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Island formation is a key driver of biological evolution, and several studies have used
geological ages of islands to calibrate rates of DNA change. However, many islands are …

Crangonyctidae is a speciose and almost exclusively freshwater Holarctic family of
amphipod crustaceans. Its members inhabit groundwater as well as epigean biotopes with …

Gammarus fossarum is a diverse species complex of epigean freshwater amphipods
throughout Europe. Due to their poor dispersal capabilities and ubiquity, these crustaceans …

Abstract The Sunda Arc forms an almost continuous chain of islands and thus a potential
dispersal corridor between mainland Southeast Asia and Melanesia. However, the Sunda …

Abstract Background Amphipods (Crustacea) of Lake Baikal are a very numerous and
diverse group of invertebrates generally believed to have originated by adaptive radiation …

Geographic isolation is known to contribute to divergent evolution, resulting in unique
phenotypes. Oftentimes morphologically distinct populations are found to be interfertile while …

Background Comparative mitochondrial genomic analyses are rare among crustaceans
below the family or genus level. The obliged subterranean crustacean amphipods of the …