Subterranean biogeography: What have we learned from molecular techniques?

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 179-186

  Porter, Megan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COLONIZATION; ENDEMISM; FAUNA; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; ISOLATED POPULATION; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34848923790     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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