Genetic diversity, taxonomy, and phylogeography of the western Palaearctic water strider Aquarius najas (DeGeer) (Heteroptera: Gerridae)

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-406

  Damgaard, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUS NAJAS; GERRIDAE; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 29344468279     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631205788838537     Document Type: Article

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