Phylogenetic relationships of nearctic Reticulitermes species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) with particular reference to Reticulitermes arenincola Goellner

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 815-822

  Ye, Weimin ^a   Lee, Chow Yang ^b   Scheffrahn, Rudolf H ^c   Aleong, Jody M ^a   Su, Nan Yao ^c   Bennett, Gary W ^a   Scharf, Michael E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

12S; 16S; COII; Molecular systematics; mtDNA; Phylogenetics; Subterranean termite

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES ARENICOLA; RETICULITERMES ARENINCOLA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES HAGENI; RETICULITERMES HESPERUS; RETICULITERMES SANTONENSIS; RETICULITERMES TIBIALIS; RETICULITERMES VIRGINICUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 1342268766     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00230-6     Document Type: Article

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