Considering evolutionary processes in the use of single-locus genetic data for conservation, with examples from the Lepidoptera

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Forister, Matthew L ^a   Nice, Chris C ^b   Fordyce, James A ^c   Gompert, Zachariah ^b   Shapiro, Arthur M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

COI; DNA barcoding; Hybridization; Lineage sorting; Molecular taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; TAXONOMY;

LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 37549062926     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-9061-6     Document Type: Article

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