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Genetical population structure of Trechisibus antarcticus (Coleoptera; Car abidae) on South Georgia and on the Falkland islands

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Samples of Trechisibus antarcticus (Coleoptera, Carabidae), collected on South Georgia and the Falkland Islands, were analysed at 8 polymorphic allozyme loci, related to the supposition of a recent arrival of this species on South Georgia. The data showed absence of rare alleles in the South Georgia sample, but otherwise a high similarity between the two populations.

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  1. Department of Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Vrije Universiteit., de Boelelaan 1087, 1081, HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Ger Ernsting

  2. Institute of Taxonomic Zoology, ITZ, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94766, 1090, GT Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Wil van Ginkel & Steph B. J. Menken

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Ernsting, G., van Ginkel, W. & Menken, S.B.J. Genetical population structure of Trechisibus antarcticus (Coleoptera; Car abidae) on South Georgia and on the Falkland islands. Polar Biol 15, 523–525 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00237467

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