Phylogenetic relationships among the Ithomiini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) inferred from one mitochondrial and two nuclear gene regions

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 288-301

  Brower, Andrew V Z ^a   Freitas, André V L ^b   Lee, Ming Min ^a   Silva Brandão, Karina L ^b   Whinnett, Alaine ^c   Willmott, Keith R ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; GENE; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

DANAINAE; ITHOMIINI; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 33644513805     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: 13653113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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