Secondary structure alignment and direct optimization of 28S rDNA sequences provide limited phylogenetic resolution in bark and ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-56

  Jordal, Bjarte ^a   Gillespie, Joseph J ^b,c   Cognato, Anthony I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOTOMICUS; AMBROSIA; CACTACEAE; CACTOPINUS; CHRAMESUS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; FUNGI; IPINI; PHLOEOTRIBUS; PLATYPODINI; PSEUDIPS; PSEUDOCHRAMESUS; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 37849008260     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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