The phylogenetic relationships of flies in the superfamily Empidoidea (Insecta: Diptera)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 701-713

  Moulton, John K ^a   Wiegmann, Brian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dance fly; Diptera; DNA; Phylogeny; Protein; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FLY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (AMMONIA); DIPTERA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ATELESTIDAE; BRACHYSTOMATINAE; CERATOMERINAE; CLINOCERINAE; DIPTERA; DOLICHOPODIDAE; EMPIDIDAE; EMPIDINAE; EMPIDOIDEA; HEMERODROMIINAE; HYBOTINAE; INSECTA; MICROPHORINAE; OREOGETONINAE; TACHYDROMIINAE; TRICHOPEZINAE;

EID: 34249108322     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.029     Document Type: Article

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