Evolution and phylogenetic utility of CAD (rudimentary) among Mesozoic-aged Eremoneuran Diptera (Insecta)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 363-378

  Moulton, John K ^a   Wiegmann, Brian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diptera; Genomic; Marker; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ATELESTIDAE; DIPTERA; DOLICHOPODIDAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMPIDIDAE; EMPIDOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYBOTINAE; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; MICROPHORINAE; MUSCOMORPHA; PLATYPEZOIDEA;

EID: 1642465044     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00284-7     Document Type: Article

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