Molecular genetic date was used to test the taxonomic hypothesis of a single species of the freshwater shrimp, Paratya australiensis. While the results identified significant cryptic diversity, clear species boundaries could not be defined. The results of this study defy a simple taxonomic conclusion but are suggestive of incipient speciation
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Submitted to the School of Life and Environmental Sciences of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University
Degree conferred 2008
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2007
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