Evolution of the Biodiversity Hotspot of Madagascar from the Eye of Diving Beetles : Phylogeny, colonization and speciation

Dytiscidae, contains numerous endemic and non-endemic species on Madagascar. Their evolutionary history is largely unknown on the island. Herein, I use analyses to infer phylogenetic relationship among groups of diving beetles, with a focus on the subfamily Dytiscinae and endemic species in two othe...

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Main Author: Bukontaite, Rasa
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Zoologiska institutionen 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-119633
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7649-223-9