Extensive intraspecific genetic diversity of a freshwater crayfish in a biodiversity hotspot

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1861-1873

  Bentley, Andrew I ^a   Schmidt, Daniel J ^a   Hughes, Jane M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cherax; Freshwater fauna; Hotspot; MtDNA; Oceanic islands

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX; CHERAX DISPAR; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 77955764712     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02420.x     Document Type: Article

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