Molecular phylogeny of the Vomerifer and Pedroi Groups in the spissipes section of the subgenus Culex (Melanoconion)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 575-581

  Navarro, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Weaver, Scott C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Culicidae; Internal transcribed spacer 2; Phylogeny; Venezuelan equine encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHAVIRUS; ANIMALIA; CULEX ADAMESI; CULEX PEDROI; CULEX RIBEIRENSIS; CULICIDAE; EQUIDAE; INSECTA; MELANOCONION; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 3342970560     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.575     Document Type: Article

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