Populations of the stygobiotic amphipod Palearcticarellus pusillus (Martynov, 1930) maintain genetic connectivity between the mountain springs and the deep bottom habitats of Lake Teletskoye (Altai Mountains, Russia) - Marin, Ivan; Yanygina, Liubov; Ostroukhova, Svetlana; Palatov, Dmitry (International journal of speleology, 2024)
Keywords: Amphipoda; Aquatic crustaceans; Aquatic habitats; Body size; Channel pores; Connecting; Crustacea; Crustaceans; Deep water habitats; Dispersal; Fault lines; Fauna; Genetic analysis; Genetic diversity; Geographical distribution; Groundwater; Groundwater flow; Habitats; High altitude; Hypotheses; Karst; Lakes; Leaching; Mitochondrial DNA; Morphology; Mountain streams; Mountains; Neoteny; Phylogenetics; Pleistocene; Pliocene; Population genetics; Population studies; Populations; Sibling species; Speciation; Steppes; Streams; Tectonics; Water springs; Altai Mountains; Lake Teletskoye; Russia