Mesozoic fossils (>145 Mya) suggest the antiquity of the subgenera of <it>Daphnia </it>and their coevolution with chaoborid predators

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The timescale of the origins of <it>Daphnia </it>O. F. Mueller (Crustacea: Cladocera) remains controversial. The origin of the two main subgenera has been associated with the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea. This vi...

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Main Authors: Taylor Derek J, Kotov Alexey A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/129