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Rapid, local adaptation of zooplankton behavior to changes in predation pressure in the absence of neutral genetic changes

Genetic differentiation through time was an order of magnitude higher for the studied behavioral trait than for neutral markers (DNA microsatellites), providing strong evidence that natural selection was the driving force behind the observed, rapid, evolutionary changes.
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Body size and dispersal mode as key traits determining metacommunity structure of aquatic organisms.

The results reveal that body size and dispersal mode are important drivers of metacommunity structure and these traits should therefore be considered when developing a predictive framework for metacomunity dynamics.
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Diapause, quiescence, hatching requirements: what we can learn from large freshwater branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Conchostraca)

It can be stated that diapause is not a general process controlling responsiveness of large freshwater branchiopod eggs, and generation carry-over of propagules in the egg bank by dormancy, and hatching at low conductivity are, together with obligate oviparity and absence of an asexual life cycle phase, thought to be highly adaptive to the temporary environment.
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Freshwater rock pools: a review of habitat characteristics, faunal diversity and conservation value

SUMMARY 1. In the light of the recent surge of interest in small and often temporary wetlands as model systems for ecological and evolutionary research, this article reviews current knowledge on…
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Invertebrate community patterns in Mediterranean temporary wetlands along hydroperiod and salinity gradients

1. Temporary aquatic habitats often are inhabited by a unique fauna and flora and contribute significantly to regional diversity. Temporary wetlands around the world are disappearing rapidly. The…
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Global diversity of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in freshwater

The Branchiopoda are monophyletic, but inter-ordinal relationships, as well as many evolutionary relationships at lower taxonomic levels are still unclear, and ongoing molecular studies will more accurately depict species diversity and phylogenetic patterns.
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Ponds and pools as model systems in conservation biology, ecology and evolutionary biology

It is argued that ponds and pools offer powerful potential for studies in ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation biology, and are good model systems for large-scale surveys and hypothesis testing through experimental manipulation.
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Ecological characteristics of small farmland ponds: Associations with land use practices at multiple spatial scales

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Any way the wind blows ‐ frequent wind dispersal drives species sorting in ephemeral aquatic communities

It is suggested that wind dispersal of propagules from temporary aquatic systems is more frequent than previously thought and may stabilise the metacommunity by mediating gene flow among populations and facilitating rapid (re)colonisation of patches.
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The impact of water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). II. Species diversity

Apparent habitat preferences differed among limnetic and littoral habitats with (L +) and without (L- ) hyacinths in Lake Chivero, a man-made hypertrophic reservoir near Harare (Zimbabwe), and 17 different fish species were captured by at least one of the different fishing methods.
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