A molecular test for cryptic diversity in ground water: How large are the ranges of macro-stygobionts?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 727-744

  Trontelj, Peter ^a   Douady, Christophe J ^b   Fišer, Cene ^a   Gibert, Janine ^b   Gorički, Špela ^a   Lefébure, Tristan ^b   Sket, Boris ^a   Zakšek, Valerija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cave; Cryptic species; Niphargus; Phylogeography; Subterranean

Indexed keywords

NIPHARGUS; NIPHARGUS RHENORHODANENSIS; NIPHARGUS VIREI; PROTEUS ANGUINUS; TROGLOCARIS;

EID: 62949221950     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01877.x     Document Type: Article

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