Cocoon silk chemistry of non-cyclostome Braconidae, with remarks on phylogenetic relationships within the Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2167-2181

  Quicke, Donald L J ^a,b   Shaw, Mark R ^c   Takahashi, Masayoshi ^a,b,e   Yanechin, Bonnie ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d Commonwealth Biotechnologies Inc ^*  (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Cocoons; Microgastrinae; Microplitis; Phylogeny; Silk composition

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; COCOON; PHYLOGENY;

BLACINAE; BRACONIDAE; HELCONINAE; HYMENOPTERA; MICROGASTRINAE; MICROPLITIS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 3042651596     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930310001617760     Document Type: Article

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