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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Main Authors: Oromí Pedro, Jaume Damià, Villacorta Carlos, Juan Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/7