Phylogeogrpahy and genetic diversity of terrestrial arthropods from the Ross Dependency, Antarctica

• Main Author: Demetras, Nicholas J.
• Other Authors: Hogg, Ian D.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Waikato 2010
• Subjects: mtDNA; Gomphiocephalus; springtails; Stereotydeus; mites; Southern Victoria Land; Antarctica; Antarctic; Garwood; Miers; Ross Dependency; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni; Mite; Springtail
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/4291

The pattern of genetic diversity in many species observed today can be traced back to historic ecological events that influenced the distribution of species not only on a global but also a local scale. For example, historical events such as habitat fragmentation, divergence in isolation, and subsequ...