Phylogeny of Australian Coptotermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) species inferred from mitochondrial COII sequences

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 433-437

  Lo, N ^a   Eldridge, R H ^b   Lenz, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Forest Resources Research   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mound; Pest; Subterranean; Termite

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITOCHONDRION; PHYLOGENY; TERMITE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES ACINACIFORMIS; COPTOTERMES FRENCHI; COPTOTERMES LACTEUS; COPTOTERMES MICHAELSENI; COPTOTERMES SP.; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOPTERA; MITOCHONDRION; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ISOPTERA; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 33750624017     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2006437     Document Type: Article

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