Phylogeography of earthworms from high latitudes of Eurasia

• Published in: Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
• Main Authors: Shekhovtsov, Sergei Victorovich, Berman, Daniil Iosifovich, Bulakhova, Nina Antonovna, Makarova, Olga Lvovna, Peltek, Sergei Evgenievich
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum 2018
• Subjects: QL Zoology / állattan; Anabar; Kola Peninsula; Chukotka; Chukotka Peninsula; kola peninsula; taiga; Taimyr; Tundra
• Online Access: https://real.mtak.hu/93343/; https://real.mtak.hu/93343/1/ActaZH_2018_Vol_64_4_369.pdf; https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.64.4.369.2018

Earthworms are an important component of soil fauna even in high latitudes, in the taiga and tundra biomes. It is yet unclear if earthworm populations from these regions are autochtonous or recent invaders. We collected earthworms from approximately from 64° to 73°N from the Kola Peninsula to Chukot...