Phylogenetic divergence of the Australian allodapine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 212-222

  Bull, Nicholas J ^a   Schwarz, Michael P ^a   Cooper, Steve J B ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allodapini; COI; cyt b; EF 1 ; Maximum likelihood; Maximum parsimony; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ALLODAPINI; APIDAE; APOIDEA; BRAUNSAPIS; BREVINEURA; EXONEURA; EXONEURELLA; HYMENOPTERA; INQUILINA;

EID: 0037406709     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00402-5     Document Type: Article

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