Vespid venom analysis with phylogenetic inferences

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 767-774

  Zalat, Samy M ^a  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cladistic analysis; Electrophoresis; Polistinae; Venom analysis; Vespinae; Vespoidea

Indexed keywords

VENOM;

ARTICLE; HYMENOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031457494     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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