Genetic diversity in the Gammarus pecos species complex: Implications for conservation and regional biogeography in the Chihuahuan Desert

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 520-531

  Gervasio, Vivianaluxa ^a,d   Berg, David J ^a   Lang, Brian K ^b   Allan, Nathan L ^c   Guttman, Sheldon I ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NM Department of Game and Fish   (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CRUSTACEAN; DESERT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS DESPERATUS; GAMMARUS HYALLELOIDES; GAMMARUS PECOS; GASTROPODA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2142665836     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.2.0520     Document Type: Article

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