High molecular and phenotypic diversity in the Merodon avidus complex (Diptera, Syrphidae): Cryptic speciation in a diverse insect taxon

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 819-833

  Milankov, Vesna ^a   LudoŠki, Jasmina ^a   Ståhls, Gunilla ^b   StamenkoviĆ, Jelena ^a   VujiĆ, Ante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

COI mtDNA; Cryptic species; Geometric morphometrics; Interspecific variation; Intraspecific variation

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MERODON; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 63449096503     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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