Phylogeny and biogeography of the ant subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-386

  Ward, Philip S ^a   Brady, Seán G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY;

AMEGHINOIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MYRMECIINAE; MYRMECIINI; NOTHOMYRMECIA; PRIONOMYRMECINI; PRIONOMYRMEX; SPHECOMYRMINAE;

EID: 0042349487     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS02046     Document Type: Article

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