Distribution and genetic variation of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Portugal

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Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 403-409

  Nobre, T ^a,b   Nunes, L ^a   Eggleton, P ^c   Bignell, D E ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COII; Genetic variation; Molecular diagnostics; PCR; Reticulitermes

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE SUBUNIT II; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; ISOPTERA; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENES, INSECT; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; ISOPTERA; PORTUGAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES GRASSEI; RETICULITERMES LUCIFUGUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33646369170     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800820     Document Type: Article

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