Larval chaetotaxy of Coleoptera (Insecta) as a tool for evolutionary research and systematics: Less confusion, more clarity

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-127

  Solodovnikov, A Yu ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaetotaxy; Coleoptera; Comparative morphology; Consistency; Descriptions; Homology; Larvae; Phylogeny; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOMOLOGY; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34247152467     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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