Cryptic diversity within two endemic crayfish species of the Southeastern US revealed by molecular genetics and geometric morphometrics

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 755, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 283-298

  Helms, Brian S ^a   Vaught, Rebecca C ^a   Suciu, Sarah K ^a   Santos, Scott R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambarus; Evolutionary significant units; Mitochondrial DNA; Mobile Basin; Population genetics; Streams

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CRAYFISH; CRYPSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS;

NORTH AMERICA; TALLAPOOSA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA; CAMBARUS; CAMBARUS ENGLISHI; CAMBARUS HALLI;

EID: 84930864729     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-015-2311-4     Document Type: Article

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