A phylogenetic analysis of Heterorhabditis (Nemata: Rhabditidae) based on internal transcribed spacer 1 DNA sequence data

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-39

  Adams, B J ^a   Burnell, A M ^b   Powers, T O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Evolution; Heterorhabditis; ITS1; Nematode; Phylogenetic analysis; Ribosomal DNA; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032381466     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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