Ancient Conservation of Trinucleotide Microsatellite Loci in Polistine Wasps

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 168-177

  Ezenwa, Vanessa O ^a   Peters, John M ^a   Zhu, Yong ^a   Arévalo, Elisabeth ^a   Hastings, Michele D ^a   Seppä, Perttu ^a   Pedersen, Jes S ^a   Zacchi, Francesca ^a   Queller, David C ^a   Strassmann, Joan E ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA polymorphism; Evolution; Microsatellites; Phylogeny; Polistes; Population genetics; Trinucleotide repeats; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; WASP;

ANIMALS; COLD; DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; WASPS;

EID: 0032176283     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0528     Document Type: Article

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