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 Tro...

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Autores: Rizzo, Valeria, Sánchez-Fernández, David, Alonso, Rocío, Pastor, Josep, Ribera, Ignacio
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Data de publicação:2017
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/167183
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/167183
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Gene flow
Isolation
Substratum permeability
Subterranean environment
Troglocharinus
Troglomorphism
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Resumo:[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.