Historical patterns of gene flow and vicariance influence the genetic and phylogeographic structure of populations (Avise, 2000) and are two of the most important mechanisms invoked to explain the ...
The family Elmidae (riffle beetles) is well studied and the existence of 17 genera with 57 species have been reported in Japan so far. The genus Podonychus Jäch & Kodada, 1997 (Elminae, Macronychini) ...
Integrating data from plastid genomes, nrDNA, and 353 low-copy nuclear genes, this study establishes a robust phylogenetic framework for Hylodesmum. This framework supports a taxonomic revision ...