The scale of divergence: A phylogenetic appraisal of intercontinental allopatric speciation in a passively dispersed freshwater zooplankton genus

Abstract

The article summarizes known phylogeny and diversity of the cladoceran genus Daphnia over several continents, and estimates the proportion of allopatric speciations, and rates of intercontinental dispersal.

Keywords

• biogeography
• Cladocera
• long-distance dispersal
• mitochondrial DNA
• molecular systematics
• passive dispersal
• zooplankton
• COI
• 12S
• 16S