Genetic structure of an aphid studied using microsatellites: Cyclic parthenogenesis, differentiated lineages and host specialization

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1059-1073

  Sunnucks, P ^a   De Barro, P J ^b,c   Lushai, G ^b   Maclean, N ^b   Hales, D ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genetic differentiation; Host Plant; Microsatellites; Sex and parthenogenesis; Sitobion aphids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; RUBUS; SITOBION; SITOBION AVENAE; SITOBION FRAGARIAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; HOMOPTERA; POACEAE;

ALLELE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS;

GENETIC STRUCTURE; GRAIN APHID; MICROSATELLITE; MICROSATELLITE HOST SPECIALIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

EID: 0030609733     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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