DNA-based identification of the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-101

  Foster, Bart T ^a,b   Cognato, Anthony I ^a   Gold, Roger E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect; Molecular; Phylogenetics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES HAGENI; RETICULITERMES VIRGINICUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 1542542151     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.1.95     Document Type: Article

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