Genetic diversity of populations of Merodon aureus and M. cinereus species complexes (Diptera, Syrphidae): Integrative taxonomy and implications for conservation priorities on the Balkan Peninsula

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1125-1137

  Milankov, Vesna ^a   Ståhls, Gunilla ^b   Stamenković, Jelena ^a   Vujić, Ante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Conservation; Cryptic taxa; Diptera; Genetic diversity; Genetic units; Merodon; MtDNA

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CYTOCHROME; ELECTROKINESIS; FLY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

BALKANS; EURASIA;

DIPTERA; MERODON; MERODON CINEREUS; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 50249172817     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9426-8     Document Type: Article

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