First evidence of cryptic species diversity and significant population structure in a widespread freshwater nematode morphospecies (Tobrilus gracilis)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 4562-4575

  Ristau, Kai ^a   Steinfartz, Sebastian ^a   Traunspurger, Walter ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cryptic lineages; dispersal abilities; founder effects; genetic structure; priority effects

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; TOBRILUS GRACILIS;

EID: 84883253469     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12414     Document Type: Article

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