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Disjunct distributions of freshwater snails testify to a central role of the Congo system in shaping biogeographical patterns in Africa

BACKGROUND: The formation of the East African Rift System has decisively influenced the distribution and evolution of tropical Africa’s biota by altering climate conditions, by creating basins for large long-lived lakes, and by affecting the catchment and drainage directions of river systems. Howeve...

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Autores principales: Schultheiß, Roland, Van Bocxlaer, Bert, Riedel, Frank, von Rintelen, Thomas, Albrecht, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24597925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-42