An insect molecular clock dates the origin of the insects and accords with palaeontological and biogeographic landmarks

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 748-761

  Gaunt, Michael W ^a   Miles, Michael A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insect evolution; Insecta; Maximum likelihood; Molecular clock; Triatomine bugs

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY; HEMIPTERA; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOPTERA; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; TRIATOMINAE;

ANOSTRACA; ARTHROPODA; BLATTARIA; DIPTERA; GRYLLIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; TRACHEOPHYTA; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 0036094818     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004133     Document Type: Article

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