How do insect nuclear and mitochondrial gene substitution patterns differ? Insights from Bayesian analyses of combined datasets

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 686-702

  Lin, Chung Ping ^a   Danforth, Bryan N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Insect phylogeny; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 1442340284     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00241-0     Document Type: Article

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