Higher-level phylogeny of the Therevidae (Diptera: Insecta) based on 28S ribosomal and elongation factor-1α gene sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 440-451

  Yang, Longlong ^a   Wiegmann, Brian M ^a   Yeates, David K ^b   Irwin, Michael E ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

28S ribosomal DNA; Diptera; Elongation factor 1 ; Phylogeny; Stiletto fly; Therevidae

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; MONOPHYLY; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

APSILOCEPHALA; ASILOIDEA; DIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; THEREVIDAE; THEREVINAE;

EID: 0034125716     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0771     Document Type: Article

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