| mitochondrial phylogeography of new zealand freshwater crayfishes, paranephrops spp. | tectonic movement at the boundary of the indo-australian and pacific plates during the miocene and pliocene is recognized as a driving force for invertebrate speciation in new zealand. two endemic freshwater crayfish (koura) species, paranephrops planifrons white 1842 and paranephrops zealandicus white 1842, represent good model taxa to test geological hypotheses because, due to their low dispersal capacity and life history, geographical restriction of populations may be caused by vicariant proc ... | 2007 | 17444900 |