Integrative taxonomy: Combining morphological, molecular and chemical data for species delineation in the parthenogenetic Trhypochthonius tectorum complex (Acari, Oribatida, Trhypochthoniidae)

Frontiers in Zoology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Heethoff, Michael ^a   Laumann, Michael ^b   Weigmann, Gerd ^c   Raspotnig, Günther ^a  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BDELLOIDA; ORIBATIDA; ROTIFERA; TRHYPOCHTHONIIDAE; TRHYPOCHTHONIUS TECTORUM;

EID: 79551688692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17429994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-8-2     Document Type: Article

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