Phylogeny of pteromalid parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Initial evidence from four protein-coding nuclear genes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 454-469

  Desjardins, Christopher A ^a   Regier, Jerome C ^b   Mitter, Charles ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximately unbiased test; Chalcidoidea; Hymenoptera; Phylogenetics; Pteromalidae

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; CAD TRIFUNCTIONAL ENZYME; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (GLUTAMINE HYDROLYSING); DIHYDROOROTASE; ENOLASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE KINASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; GENE; GENETICS; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASP;

ANIMALS; ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (GLUTAMINE-HYDROLYZING); CELL NUCLEUS; DIHYDROOROTASE; DOPA DECARBOXYLASE; GENES, INSECT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PARASITES; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PROTEINS; WASPS;

APHELINIDAE; CHALCIDOIDEA; COLOTRECHNINAE; ENCARSIA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MYMARIDAE; ORMOCERINAE; PTEROMALIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 34948830966     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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