Genetic variation of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in North America applying the mitochondrial rRNA 16S gene

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 980-988

  Austin, James W ^a,b   Szalanski, Allen L ^a   Scheffrahn, Rudolf H ^c   Messenger, Matthew T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

16S; DNA sequence; Genetic variation; Reticulitermes; Termite

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION GENETICS; TERMITE;

NORTH AMERICA;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 18944387559     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0980:GVORFI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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