Substratum karstificability, dispersal and genetic structure in a strictly subterranean beetle

Aim: The deep subterranean environment is an ideal system to test the effect of physical constraints on the ecology and evolution of species, as it is very homogeneous and with simple communities. We studied the effect of substratum karstificability in the dispersal of the strictly subterranean Trog...

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Published in:Journal of biogeography 2017-11, Vol.44 (11), p.2527-2538
Main Authors: Rizzo, Valeria, Sánchez-Fernández, David, Alonso, Rocío, Pastor, Josep, Ribera, Ignacio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biological evolution
Caves
Demographics
Dispersal
Dispersion
Divergence
Ecological effects
Evolution
Excavation
Gene flow
Genetic diversity
Genetic structure
Genetic variability
isolation
Karst
Limestone
Markers
Mitochondria
Nuclear electric power generation
Permeability
Phylogeography
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Population (statistical)
Population number
Shafts (machine elements)
Statistical analysis
substratum permeability
subterranean environment
Troglocharinus
troglomorphism
Underground structures
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Summary:Aim: The deep subterranean environment is an ideal system to test the effect of physical constraints on the ecology and evolution of species, as it is very homogeneous and with simple communities. We studied the effect of substratum karstificability in the dispersal of the strictly subterranean Troglocharinus ferreri (Reitter) (Coleoptera, Leiodidae) by comparing the genetic diversity and structure of populations in limestone (more soluble) and dolostone (less soluble) in the same karstic system. Location: Troglocharinus ferreri is only known from c. 100 vertical shafts in an area of
ISSN:0305-0270
1365-2699
DOI:10.1111/jbi.13074