A molecular study of the tardigrade Echiniscus testudo (Echiniscidae) reveals low DNA sequence diversity over a large geographical area

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 77-83

  Jørgensen, Aslak ^a   Møbjerg, Nadja ^b   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^c  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asexual lineages; COI; ITS2; Sequence diversity; Terrestrial Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

DNA; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

ECHINISCIDAE; ECHINISCUS TESTUDO; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 34547680386     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2007.s1.77     Document Type: Conference Paper

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