Divergence time estimations and contrasting patterns of genetic diversity between Antarctic and southern South America benthic invertebrates

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 445-456

  González Wevar, Claudio Alejandro ^a   Díaz, Angie ^a   Gerard, Karin ^a   Cañete, Juan Iván ^b   Poulin, Elie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antarctic Circumpolar Current; COI; Oceanographic barrier; Planktotrophy; Pliocene separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874624302     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2012000400007     Document Type: Article

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