A phylogeny of robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) at the subfamilial level: Molecular evidence

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 789-797

  Bybee, Seth M ^a   Taylor, Sean D ^a   Riley Nelson, C ^a   Whiting, Michael F ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOCLEINAE; ASILIDAE; ASILINAE; DASYPOGONINAE; DIPTERA; LAPHRIINAE; LAPHYSTIINAE; LEPTOGASTRINAE; OMMATIINAE; STENOPOGONINAE; STICHOPOGONINAE;

EID: 1342268767     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00253-7     Document Type: Article

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