Evolution of mimicry in the New World Dysdercus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 956-969

  Zrzavy J ^a   Nedved O ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Americas; Coloration; Ecology; Heteroptera; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COLOR; EVOLUTION; MIMICRY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

DYSDERCUS; DYSDERCUS ANDREAE; DYSDERCUS BASIALBUS; DYSDERCUS COLLARIS; DYSDERCUS DISCOLOR; DYSDERCUS FERVIDUS; DYSDERCUS IMITATOR; DYSDERCUS JAMAICENSIS; DYSDERCUS MIMUS; DYSDERCUS MODESTUS; DYSDERCUS NEGLECTUS; DYSDERCUS OBSCURATUS; DYSDERCUS OCREATUS; DYSDERCUS RUSTICUS; DYSDERCUS SANGUINARIUS; DYSDERCUS SILACEUS; HETEROPTERA; PYRRHOCORIDAE;

EID: 0032863648     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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