Geographical populations and "subspecies" of new world monarch butterflies (Nymphalidae) share a recent origin and are not phylogenetically distinct

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 519-523

  Brower, Andrew V Z ^a   Jeansonne, Miranda M ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Big Thicket National Preserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Danaus plexippus; Genetic diversity; mtDNA; Nymphalidae

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DNA; PHYLOGENETICS;

DANAUS ERIPPUS; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PLEXIPPUS;

EID: 3242773888     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0519:GPASON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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