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Micro-Scale vicariance and diversification of Western Balkan caddisflies linked to karstification

The karst areas in the Dinaric region of the Western Balkan Peninsula are a hotspot of freshwater biodiversity. We assess local and regional scale diversification of surface water species in karst systems and explicitly examine if patterns of population differentiation can be explained by dispersal-diversification processes or allopatric diversification following karst-related micro-scale vicariance. Our study shows that karstification may induce micro-scale vicariance of running surface water habitats and likely promotes allopatric fragmentation of stream insects at small spatial scales.

allopatric diversification; comparative phylogeography; endemism; Trichoptera

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