Molecular phylogeny of Melanopline grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae): The genus Melanoplus

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 617-623

  Chapco, W ^a   Kuperus, W R ^a   Litzenberger, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grasshoppers; Melanoplus; Mitochondrial DNA; Orthoptera; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

GRASSHOPPER; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ACRIDIDAE; MELANOPLUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0033390611     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/92.5.617     Document Type: Article

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