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On the relationship between the Bosmina taxa coregoni and thersites (Cladocera), as indicated by subfossil remains

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A succession of morphs from Bosmina coregoni f. coregoni to B. c. f. thersites, which vary in shell and antennule characters, occurred in an undated 176 cm long sediment core from the Neversdorfer See (N. Germany).

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Limnologie, Abt. Mikrobenökologie, Postfach 165, D-2320, Plön, F.R.G.

    Wolfgang Hofmann

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Hofmann, W. On the relationship between the Bosmina taxa coregoni and thersites (Cladocera), as indicated by subfossil remains. Hydrobiologia 143, 119–121 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00026653

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