Molecular systematics, evolution and zoogeography of the stonefly genus Siphonoperla (Insecta: Plecoptera, Chloroperlidae)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-29

  Weiss, Steven ^a   Stradner, Dennis ^a   Graf, Wolfram ^b  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alps; Austria; Endemic; MtDNA; Phylogeography; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; REFUGIUM; STONEFLY; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ALPS; ARMENIA; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; CAUCASUS; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA;

CHLOROPERLA; CHLOROPERLIDAE; INSECTA; PLECOPTERA; SIPHONOPERLA;

EID: 84855729557     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2011.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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