Phylogeny of endopterygote insects, the most successful lineage of living organisms

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-253

  Kristensen, Niels P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Diptera; Diversification modes; Endopterygota; Holometabola; Hymenoptera; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Mecop tera; Megaloptera; Neuroptera; Phylogeny; Raphidioptera; Siphonaptera; Strepsiptera; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

INSECT; PHYLOGENY;

COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; ENDOPTERYGOTA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MEGALOPTERA; NEUROPTERA; NEUROPTERIDA; RAPHIDIOPTERA; STREPSIPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0033403477     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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