The utility of the neglected mitochondrial control region for evolutionary studies in Lepidoptera (Insecta)

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 280-290

  Vila, Marta ^a,b   Björklund, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase I; Erebia; Indels; Insecta; Lepidoptera; mtDNA control region; Phylogeny; Phylogeography; Structure

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; BUTTERFLY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC REGULATION; LEPIDOPTERA; MITOCHONDRIAL CONTROL REGION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TANDEM REPEAT; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE COMPONENTS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; LEPIDOPTERA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPAIN;

ARACHNIDA; EREBIA; EREBIA PALARICA; EREBIA TRIARIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; SATYRINAE;

EID: 1842584263     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-2550-2     Document Type: Article

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