A classification of Danaus butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based upon data from morphology and DNA

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-212

  Smith, David A S ^a,c   Lushai, Gugs ^b   Allen, John A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anosia; Cryptic species; Hybridism; Male killing; Paraphyly; Recombinational speciation; Salatura; Spiroplasma; Subspecies; Sympatric speciation

Indexed keywords

ANOSIA; DANAINAE; DANAUS CHRYSIPPUS; DANAUS ERESIMUS; DANAUS ERIPPUS; DANAUS GILIPPUS; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PLEXIPPUS; SALATURA; SPIROPLASMA;

EID: 20444442782     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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