Phylogenetic Relationships among the Microgastroid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Combined Analysis of 16S and 28S rDNA Genes and Morphological Data

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 354-366

  Dowton, M ^a,b   Austin, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; 28S rDNA; morphological; Braconidae; microgastroid; evolution; endoparasitism; Cardiochilinae; Microgastrinae; Miracinae; Adeliinae; Cheloninae; molecular phylogeny; parasitoid wasps.

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENETICS; HYMENOPTERA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, INSECT; HYMENOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0032233674     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0533     Document Type: Article

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