Phylogenetic relationship among termite families based on DNA sequence of mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 229-238

  Kambhampati, S ^a   Kjer, K M ^b   Thorne, B L ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Isoptera; mtDNA; phylogenetics; termites

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; MASTOTERMITIDAE; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMITIDAE; TERMOPSIDAE;

EID: 0030293969     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00097.x     Document Type: Article

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