The role of altitude and associated habitat stability in determining patterns of population genetic structure in two species of Atalophlebia (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-249

  Baggiano, O ^a   Schmidt, D J ^a   Sheldon, F ^a   Hughes, J M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Dispersal; Freshwater; Gene flow; Mayfly

Indexed keywords

ATALOPHLEBIA; ATALOPHLEBIA SP.; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE;

EID: 78650963449     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02490.x     Document Type: Article

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