Molecular phylogeny of fire ants of the Solenopsis saevissima species-group based on mtDNA sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 200-215

  Shoemaker, D DeWayne ^a   Ahrens, Michael E ^a   Ross, Kenneth G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire ants; Introgression; mtDNA; Phylogeny; Reproductive isolation; Solenopsis

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; PHYLOGENY;

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS DAGUERREI; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS SAEVISSIMA;

EID: 28844438842     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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