The Mediterranean: Area of origin of polymorphism and speciation in the spittlebug Philaenus (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae)

Zoosystematics and Evolution

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-128

  Drosopoulos, Sakis ^a   Maryańska Nadachowska, Anna ^b   Kuznetsova, Valentina G ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

^c ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biosystematics; Evolution

Indexed keywords

APHROPHORIDAE; HEMIPTERA; PHILAENUS; PHILAENUS SPUMARIUS;

EID: 84855771804     PISSN: 14351935     EISSN: 18600743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoos.200900017     Document Type: Article

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