Molecular phylogeny among local populations of weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina

Zoological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1321-1328

  Azuma, Noriko ^a   Kikuchi, Tomonori ^a   Ogata, Kazuo ^b   Higashi, Seigo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cytochrome b gene; Molecular phylogeny; Oecophylla; Weaver ant

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, INSECT; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; OECOPHYLLA; OECOPHYLLA LONGINODA; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI;

EID: 0036879883     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.19.1321     Document Type: Article

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