A molecular phytogeny of antarctic chironomidae and its implications for biogeographical history

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 320-326

  Allegrucci, Giuliana ^a   Carchini, Gianmaria ^a   Todisco, Valentina ^a   Convey, Peter ^b   Sbordoni, Valerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FLY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

BELGICA ANTARCTICA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; ERETMOPTERA MURPHYI; ORTHOCLADIINAE; PAROCHLUS STEINENII; PODONOMINAE;

EID: 32644470237     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0056-7     Document Type: Article

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