Parallel diversification of Australian gall-thrips on Acacia

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 714-725

  McLeish, M J ^a   Crespi, B J ^b   Chapman, T W ^c   Schwarz, M P ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Cospeciation; Gall thrips; Host switch; Parallel divergence; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ACACIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ACACIA; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INSECTS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACACIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; KLADOTHRIPS; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 34248662950     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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