Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA Genes of Tabanids and Hippoboscids (Diptera: Brachycera): Evolutionary Relationships and Comparison with Other Diptera

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1002-1006

  Carreno, Ramon A ^a   Barta, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachycera; Hippoboscidae; Phylogeny; Ribosomal RNA genes; Tabanidae

Indexed keywords

BRACHYCERA; CHRYSOPS NIGER; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HIPPOBOSCIDAE; MELANOGASTER; ORNITHOICA VICINA; TABANIDAE;

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLY; GENE; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENES, INSECT; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0032196945     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.6.1002     Document Type: Article

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