Genetic relationship between coptotermes gestroi and coptotermes vastator (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 467-474

  Yeap, Beng Keok ^a   Othman, Ahmad Sofiman ^a   Lee, Vannajan Sanghiran ^b   Lee, Chow Yang ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Captotermes gestroi; COII mitochondrial DNA; Coptotermes vastator; Ribosomal DNA; Synonymity

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE SUBUNIT II; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; COPTOTERMES GESTROI; COPTOTERMES VASTATOR; GLOBITERMES SULPHUREUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 34248587908     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[467:GRBCGA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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