Extraordinary micro-endemism in Australian desert spring amphipods

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 645-653

  Murphy, N P ^a   Adams, M ^b,c   Guzik, M T ^c   Austin, A D ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrate; Conservation genetics; Desert springs; Endemism; Evolutionarily significant unit; Groundwater dependent ecosystem

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; PRIMER DNA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA PRIMERS; FRESH WATER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84873198549     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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