| Title |
Shrimps Down Under: Evolutionary Relationships of Subterranean Crustaceans from Western Australia (Decapoda: Atyidae: Stygiocaris)
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2008
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0001618 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Timothy J. Page, William F. Humphreys, Jane M. Hughes |
| Abstract |
We investigated the large and small scale evolutionary relationships of the endemic Western Australian subterranean shrimp genus Stygiocaris (Atyidae) using nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Stygiocaris is part of the unique cave biota of the coastal, anchialine, limestones of the Cape Range and Barrow Island, most of whose nearest evolutionary relations are found in coastal caves of the distant North Atlantic. The dominance of atyids in tropical waters and their food resources suggest they are pivotal in understanding these groundwater ecosystems. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Uruguay | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 89 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 26 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 9% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 14 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 65 | 63% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 8% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 15 | 14% |