A critically endangered estuarine limpet’s only two populations are genomically and morphologically distinct

Seagrass habitats are declining worldwide, placing several seagrass‐associated animals at risk of extinction. The Critically Endangered limpet Siphonaria compressa is one of the rarest molluscs in Africa, and has been reported from only two disjunctive lagoons in South Africa. Being a highly special...

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Published in:	Aquatic conservation Vol. 33; no. 9; pp. 867 - 883
Main Authors:	Coito, Paula M., Emami‐Khoyi, Arsalan, Hedderson, Terry A., Toonen, Robert J., Teske, Peter R., Branch, George M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-09-2023
Subjects:	Aquatic plants Biogeography Brackishwater environment Conservation Endangered species Estuaries Extinction Gene flow Genetic diversity Genetic variation Genomes Haplotypes isolation Lagoons limpet Marine molluscs Mitochondrial DNA Mollusks Morphology Nucleotide sequence Nucleotides Outbreeding Pleistocene Polymorphism Population genetics Populations rarity Restoration Sea grasses seagrass Shellfish Shells Single-nucleotide polymorphism speciation Species extinction Strategy Survival Temperature effects Thermal environments Translocation
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