Using morphological characters of subfossil daphniid postabdominal claws to improve taxonomic resolution within species complexes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 676, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-128

  Korosi, Jennifer B ^a   Jeziorski, Adam ^a   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daphnia; Identification guide; Paleolimnology; Postabdominal claws; Species complexes

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SPECIES COMPLEX; SUBFOSSIL; TAXONOMY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA AMBIGUA; DAPHNIA CATAWBA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; DAPHNIA MENDOTAE; DAPHNIA PULEX; DAPHNIA PULICARIA; DAPHNIIDAE; PULICARIA;

EID: 80255131258     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0779-0     Document Type: Article

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