Kelp flies and species concepts - The case of Coelopa frigida (Fabricius, 1805) and C. nebularum Aldrich, 1929 (Diptera: Coelopidae)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-136

  Laamanen, Torsten R ^a   Petersen, Frederik T ^a   Meier, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allopatric population; Coelopa; Coelopidae; Crossing experiment; Hybrid; Sized morphism; Species concept

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; FLY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HYBRID; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

COELOPA FRIGIDA; COELOPA NEBULARUM; COELOPIDAE; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038404844     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2003.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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