The European land leech: Biology and DNA-based taxonomy of a rare species that is threatened by climate warming

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 967-974

  Kutschera, U ^a   Pfeiffer, I ^a   Ebermann, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Climate warming; DNA barcoding; Land leeches; Xerobdella

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DNA;

BIOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEECH; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOISTURE CONTENT; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE; RARE SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT; LEECH; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; SOIL MOISTURE; SUMMER; TAXONOMY; XEROBDELLA LECOMTEI;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DNA; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LEECHES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAZ; STYRIA;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; HAEMADIPSIDAE; HIRUDINIDA; XEROBDELLA; XEROBDELLA LECOMTEI; XEROBDELLIDAE;

EID: 36348982702     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-007-0278-3     Document Type: Article

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