Cryptic variation in an ecological indicator organism: mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data confirm distinct lineages of <it>Baetis harrisoni</it> Barnard (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in southern Africa
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Baetis harrisoni</it> Barnard is a mayfly frequently encountered in river studies across Africa, but the external morphological features used for identifying nymphs have been observed to vary subtly between different...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/26 |