The genusDaphnia in Cameroon,West Africa |
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| Authors: | J. Green G. W. Kling |
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| Affiliation: | (1) School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary College, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, UK;(2) Department of Zoology, Duke University, 27706 Durham, NC, USA |
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| Abstract: | Three species of the genusDaphnia are recorded from Cameroon.Daphnia obtusa was found in a single lake out of 37 sampled.Daphnia laevis was found in the same lake asD. obtusa and in two other lakes, whileD. rosea was found in three other lakes. All the lakes were at altitudes over 1 000 m. The records can be interpreted either as altitudinal survivals of continually dispersing species, or as relicts in an area whereDaphnia is usually very rare or absent. |
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| Keywords: | Cameroon Daphnia biogeography montane lakes |
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