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Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution

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  • 1. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW, Australia and & Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
  • 2. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW, Australia and

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Ross, Giles M., Rymer, Paul D., Cook, James M., Nielsen, Uffe N. (2025): Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution. Antarctic Science (Cambridge, England) 37 (1): 13-30, DOI: 10.1017/S0954102024000403, URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102024000403

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