Evolution of subterranean diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporini, Bidessini) in the arid zone of Australia

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2819-2834

  Leys, Remko ^a   Watts, Chris H S ^a   Cooper, Steve J B ^a   Humphreys, William F ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive shift; Aridification; Climate relict; Molecular clock; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AQUATIC ORGANISM; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BEETLE; EVOLUTION; PALEOCLIMATE; PHYLOGENY; RELICT COMMUNITY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BIDESSINI; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; FRAXINUS; HYDROPORINI; HYGROBIIDAE; INSECTA; MYA;

EID: 0345874628     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb01523.x     Document Type: Article

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