Incongruence between morphological data sets: An example from the evolution of endoparasitism among parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Systematic Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 436-454

  Quicke, Donald L J ^a   Belshaw, Robert ^a  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Convergence; Homoplasy; Hymenoptera; Incongruence; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0033447974     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106351599260094     Document Type: Article

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