Mitochondrial DNA characterization of two Partamona species (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) by PCR+RFLP and sequencing

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 431-437

  Brito, Rute Magalhães ^a   Arias, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Meliponini; mtDNA; Partamona; pcr; Restriction map; rflp; Stingless bee

Indexed keywords

BEE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

APIDAE; APIS; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA BICOLOR; MELIPONINAE; PARTAMONA; PARTAMONA MULATA; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 24944556649     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2005020     Document Type: Article

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