Phylogeny of hydradephagan water beetles inferred from 18s rRNA sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-62

  Ribera, Ignacio ^a,b   Hogan, James E ^a,b   Vogler, Alfried P ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADEPHAGA; AMPHIZOIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COLYMBETINAE; DYTISCIDAE; GYRINIDAE; HALIPLIDAE; HYDROPORINAE; HYGROBIIDAE; NOTERIDAE;

EID: 0036398088     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1080     Document Type: Article

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