Under the volcano: phylogeography and evolution of the cave-dwelling <it>Palmorchestia hypogaea </it>(Amphipoda, Crustacea) at La Palma (Canary Islands)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The amphipod crustacean <it>Palmorchestia hypogaea </it>occurs only in La Palma (Canary Islands) and is one of the few terrestrial amphipods in the world that have adapted to a strictly troglobitic life in volcanic cave h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/7 |