Sociality and the rate of rDNA sequence evolution in wasps (Vespidae) and honeybees (Apis)

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 606-612

  Schmitz, J ^a   Moritz, R F A ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis; Mitochondrial DNA; Nuclear DNA; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HONEYBEE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WASP;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; WASPS;

EID: 0031767222     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006417     Document Type: Article

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