Phylogenetic relationships within the corbiculate Apinae (Hymenoptera) and the evolution of eusociality

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 380-384

  Koullanos, S ^a   Schmid Hempel, R ^a   Roubik, D W ^b   Schmid Hempel, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Apinae; Cytochrome b; Eusociality; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS;

HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032967602     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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