Can the current molecular arsenal adequately track rapid divergence events within Simuliidae (Diptera)?

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-57

  Moulton, John K ^a,b  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTROSIMULIUM; DIPTERA; PROSIMULIINI; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIINI;

EID: 0037387830     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00397-4     Document Type: Article

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