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M. Herrmann, Mayer, W.; Hong, R.; Kienle, S.; Minasaki, R. & Sommer, R. J.: The nematode Pristionchus pacificus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) is associated with the Oriental beetle Exomala orientalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Japan. In: Zoological Science. 24. Jahrgang, 2007, S.883–889, doi:10.2108/zsj.24.883.
K. Morgan, McGaughran, A.; Witte, H.; Bartelmes, G.; Villate, L.; Herrmann, M.; Rochat, J. & Sommer, R. J.: Multi-locus analysis of Pristionchus pacificus on La Réunion Island reveals an evolutionary history shaped by multiple introductions, constrained dispersal events, and rare out-crossing. In: Molecular Ecology. 21. Jahrgang, 2012, S.250–266, doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.2011.05382.x.
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