Apomorphic and plesiomorphic ITS-1 rDNA patterns in morphologically similar snails (Stylommatophora: Vallonia), with estimates of divergence time

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-283

  Korte, Anja ^a   Armbruster, Georg F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Divergence time; Land snails; Morphological classification; Ribosomal DNA variation; Vallonia

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY;

ACANTHINULA ACULEATA; ACULEATA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA; VALLONIA; VALLONIA COSTATA; VALLONIA EXCENTRICA; VALLONIA PULCHELLA; VALLONIIDAE; VALONIA;

EID: 0038147960     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903003741     Document Type: Article

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