The effects of Pleistocene glaciations on the phylogeography of Melitaea cinxia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 675-684

  Wahlberg, Niklas ^a,b   Saccheri, Ilik ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase I; Lepidoptera; Palearctic; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CYTOCHROME; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLACIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PALEOCLIMATE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; REFUGIUM;

AFRICA; EURASIA; NORTH AFRICA;

LEPIDOPTERA; MELITAEA CINXIA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 36249032624     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.085     Document Type: Article

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