Patterns of freshwater biodiversity in Europe: Lessons from the spring snail genus Bythinella

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2021-2032

  Benke, Mandy ^a   Brändle, Martin ^b   Albrecht, Christian ^a   Wilke, Thomas ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asia Minor; Bythinella; Europe; Evolutionary distinctiveness; Hotspots; Phylogenetic beta diversity; Phylogenetic diversity; Phylogenetic species variability; Pleistocene refugia

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; REFUGIUM; SNAIL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ANATOLIA; EUROPE; TURKEY;

BYTHINELLA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 80052778365     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02527.x     Document Type: Article

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