Impacts of the Pliocene and Pleistocene glaciations on genetic diversity among New Zealand and Antarctic Arthropods

• Main Author: Bennett, Kristi R.
• Other Authors: Hogg, Ian D.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waikato 2013
• Subjects: Antarctica; DNA barcoding; New Zealand; invertebrates; biodiversity; Antarctic; Victoria Land; Mackay; Kya; Ross Dependency; Mackay Glacier; Antarc*; Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni; Springtail
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8441

Geological events such as glaciation and crustal uplift can impact on species' distributions and genetic diversity through the formation of dispersal barriers and fragmentation of habitat. This thesis investigates the effects of the Pliocene and Pleistocene glaciations on intra- and interspecif...