Biogeography and Genetic Diversity of Terrestrial Mites in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica

• Published in: Genes Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 606
• Main Authors: Collins, Gemma E., Young, Monica R., Convey, Peter, Chown, Steven L., Cary, S. Craig, Adams, Byron J., Wall, Diana H., Hogg, Ian D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.02.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Acari; Animals; Antarctic Regions; Antarctica; Arthropods; Biogeography; Biological diversity; Chromosome 5; cryptic species; Cytochrome; Cytochrome-c oxidase; Distribution; DNA barcoding; DNA sequencing; Evolution; genes; Genetic analysis; Genetic aspects; Genetic divergence; Genetic diversity; Genetic Drift; genetic variation; Genetic Variation - genetics; Habitats; Methods; Mites; Mites - genetics; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA; Morphology; Nucleotide sequence; Nucleotide sequencing; oxidoreductases; Phylogeny; statistical analysis; Sympatry; Thermal cycling; Varieties; Antarctic Regions; Antarctica; Ross Sea; Macquarie Island; Acari; geographic isolation; DNA barcoding; Antarctic conservation; speciation

Free-living terrestrial mites (Acari) have persisted through numerous glacial cycles in Antarctica. Very little is known, however, of their genetic diversity and distribution, particularly within the Ross Sea region. To redress this gap, we sampled mites throughout the Ross Sea region, East Antarcti...