Two new Amphipod families recorded in South America shed light on an old biogeographical enigma

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-139

  Fišer, Cene ^a   Zagmajster, Maja ^a   Ferreira, Rodrigo L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; biogeography; Brazil caves; Mesogammaridae; plate tectonics; relict species; Seborgidae; South America; subterranean species

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; BOGIDIELLIDAE; DOGIELINOTIDAE; HYALELLA; HYALELLIDAE; INGOLFIELLIDAE; MESOGAMMARIDAE; PARALEPTAMPHOPIDAE; PHREATOGAMMARIDAE;

EID: 84880266949     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2013.788579     Document Type: Article

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