Loss of genetic diversity in the North American mayfly Ephemerella invaria associated with deforestation of headwater streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1456-1467

  Alexander, Laurie C ^a   Hawthorne, David J ^b   Palmer, Margaret A ^b   Lamp, William O ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP); Aquatic insects; Deforestation; Ephemeroptera; Headwater streams

Indexed keywords

EPHEMERELLA INVARIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79958737847     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02566.x     Document Type: Article

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