Phylogeny and genetic variation of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 873-890

  Austin, James W ^a   Szalanski, Allen L ^b   Ghayourfar, Rahim ^c   Kence, Aykut ^d   Gold, Roger E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; DNA sequence; Genetic variation; Population genetics; Reticulitermes; Termite

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES BALKANENSIS; RETICULITERMES CLYPEATUS; RETICULITERMES LUCIFUGUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33744552897     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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