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Introgression as a Factor in the Evolution of Polytypical Plankton Cladocera
Author(s) -
Lieder Ulrich
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19830680214
Subject(s) - cladocera , bosmina , daphnia , introgression , biology , branchiopoda , ecology , zooplankton , plankton , zoology , genetics , gene
The genera Bosmina and Daphnia offer considerable taxonomical difficulties due to the existence of a very great number of different races. An attempt has been made to understand this phenomenon mainly as the result of introgressive processes.