The systematic position of Meruidae (Coleoptera, Adephaga) and the phylogeny of the smaller aquatic adephagan beetle families

Cladistics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-131

  Beutel, Rolf G ^a   Balke, Michael ^b,c   Steiner Jr , Warren E ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS;

ADEPHAGA; AMPHIZOIDAE; APTERALIPLUS; ASPIDYTES; BRYCHIUS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; GYRINIDAE; HALIPLIDAE; HALIPLUS; HYGROBIIDAE; NOTERIDAE; NOTOMICRUS; PELTODYTES; PRONOTERUS; RHYSODINAE; TRACHYPACHIDAE;

EID: 33645130810     PISSN: 07483007     EISSN: 10960031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2006.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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