Rapid evolution and species-specificity of arthropod genitalia: Fact or artifact?

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-71

  Huber, Bernhard A ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constraints; Genitalia; Polymorphism; Rapid evolution; Species specificity; Taxonomic biases

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; EVOLUTION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 0037287178     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-6092-00059     Document Type: Article

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