Hidden biodiversity in an ecologically important freshwater amphipod: differences in genetic structure between two cryptic species.

Cryptic species, i.e. species that are morphologically hard to distinguish, have been detected repeatedly in various taxa and ecosystems. In order to evaluate the importance of this finding, we have to know in how far cryptic species differ in various aspects of their biology. The amphipod Gammarus...

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Main Authors: Anja Marie Westram, Jukka Jokela, Irene Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3742660?pdf=render