Authors
Steffen U Pauls, Maria Alp, Miklós Bálint, Paola Bernabò, Fedor Čiampor Jr, Zuzana Čiamporová‐Zaťovičová, Debra S Finn, Jan Kohout, Florian Leese, Valeria Lencioni, Ivan Paz‐Vinas, Michael T Monaghan
Publication date
2014/8
Source
Freshwater Biology
Volume
59
Issue
8
Pages
1559-1576
Description
- Molecular genetic techniques have been used in freshwater biology for more than 30 years. Early work focussed on studies of population structure, systematics and taxonomy. More recently, the range of studies has broadened to include ecology and adaptation. Advances in analytical methods and in technology (e.g. next‐generation sequencing) and decreasing costs of data production ensure that the field will continue to develop and broaden in scope.
- At least three factors make the application of molecular techniques to freshwater biology exciting. First, the highly variable nature of many aquatic habitats makes them excellent models for the study of environmental change on ecological and evolutionary time scales. Second, the mature state of the field of freshwater biology provides an extensive foundation of ecological knowledge of freshwater organisms and their distinct adaptations. Third, the methodological …
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