DNA barcodes can distinguish species of indian mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Kumar, N Pradeep ^a   Rajavel, A R ^a   Natarajan, R ^a   Jambulingam, P ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Culicidae; DNA barcodes; India; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INDIA; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FEMALE; INDIA; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33847731519     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[1:DBCDSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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