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Global species structure, colonization-extinction dynamics and adaptive radiation of the cosmopolitan diatom clade Pinnularia borealis.

Phylogenetic data revealed morphologically similar forms in the diatom complex Pinnularia borealis to correspond with different species. A profound study will allow testing to which extend ecophysiological specialization is correlated with speciation and distribution. Analysis of local and regional diversity patterns in the polar regions will allow assessing the roles of dispersal constraints and local adaption for understanding species distributions.

Date:1 Oct 2014 →  30 Sep 2018
Keywords:pinnularia borealis
Disciplines:General biology, Geology, Evolutionary biology, Plant biology, Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution