title: Bridging the gap between ecology and genetics: The case of freshwater zooplankton.
abstract: The large body of existing ecological data on freshwater systems has generated an exciting array of genetical and evolutionary hypotheses. In particular, freshwater zooplankton, due to their short generation times and ease of manipulation, are being actively studied. Results of these studies show strong links between the genetic structure of populations and habitat size, diapause stages, interspecific hybridization, intensity of selection, and subsequent ecological divergence of coexisting genotypes. Yet much of the data remains surprising and paradoxical, providing fuel for further experimental and molecular studies.
authors.affiliation: Mona A. Mort is at the Zoologisches Institut, J.W. Goethe-Universität, Siesmayerstr. 70, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 11, FRG.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mort