Mitochondrial COI sequences in mites: Evidence for variations in base composition

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 281-285

  Navajas, M ^a,b   Fournier, D ^c   Lagnel, J ^a,b   Gutlerrez, J ^a   Boursot, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

base composition; COI; mitochondrial genetic code; spider mites; Tetranychidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; HEXAPODA; TENUIPALPIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 0030293916     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00102.x     Document Type: Article

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