Genetic evidence for a new subterranean termite species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Western United States and Canada

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 299-304

  Szalanski, Allen L ^a   Austin, James W ^b   Mckern, J ^a   Messenger, Matthew T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

16s gene; DNA sequence; Reticulitermes; Termite

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEW SPECIES; RNA; TERMITE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; IDAHO; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES OKANAGANENSIS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33748743067     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: 00154040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[299:GEFANS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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