The biodiversity and biogeography of the free-living nematode genera Desmodora and Desmodorella (family Desmodoridae) at both sides of the Scotia Arc

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 936-949

  Ingels, J ^a   Vanhove, S ^a   De Mesel, I ^a   Vanreusel, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; NEMATODE; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING;

ANTARCTICA; DRAKE PASSAGE; MAGELLAN REGION; SCOTIA ARC; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

DESMODORA; DESMODORELLA; DESMODORIDAE; METAZOA; NEMATODA;

EID: 33749316054     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0135-4     Document Type: Article

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