Recovery of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA for systematic studies of Naucoridae (Heteroptera): An assessment of preservation techniques and specimen age

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-172

  Li, Hongyan ^a   Sites, Robert W ^a   Song, Qisheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROPTERA; NAUCORIDAE; PELOCORIS FEMORATUS;

EID: 34547165020     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631207788783978     Document Type: Article

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