Phylogeny of the Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera)

Systematic Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-383

  Freitas, André Victor Lucci ^a   Brown Jr , Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adults; Combined data; Eggs; Juveniles; Larvae; Morphology; Nymphalidae; Phylogeny; Pupae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUTTERFLY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; OOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; BUTTERFLIES; FEMALE; GENITALIA; LARVA; MALE; OVUM; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PUPA;

APATURINAE; BIBLIDINAE; CALINAGINAE; CHARAXINAE; DANAINAE; HELICONIINAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LIBYTHEINAE; LIMENITIDINAE; MORPHINAE; NYMPHALIDAE; NYMPHALINAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SATYRINAE;

EID: 3242707569     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150490445670     Document Type: Article

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