Morphometrical characterization of the Austropotamobius pallipes species complex

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 31-32, 2008, Pages 2063-2077

  Bertocchi, Silvia ^a   Brusconi, Sara ^a   Gherardi, Francesca ^a   Buccianti, Antonella ^a   Scalici, Massimiliano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Austropotamobius italicus; Austropotamobius pallipes; Cryptic species; Morphology; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS ITALICUS; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES;

EID: 49749096053     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930802254664     Document Type: Article

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