Genetic population structure of the net-winged midge, Elporia barnardi (Diptera: Blephariceridae) in streams of the south-western Cape, South Africa: Implications for dispersal

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-38

  Wishart, M J ^a,b,c   Hughes, Jane M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Projectos e Estud Impacto Ambiental   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Blephariceridae; Genetic variation; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; GENETIC STRUCTURE; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NATURAL BARRIER; POPULATION GENETICS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BLEPHARICERIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DIPTERA; ELPORIA BARNARDI; INSECTA;

EID: 0037230338     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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