Wood-feeding cockroaches as models for termite evolution (Insecta: Dictyoptera): Cryptocercus vs. Parasphaeria boleiriana

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 809-817

  Klass, Klaus Dieter ^a   Nalepa, Christine ^b   Lo, Nathan ^c  

^a Museum of Zoology   (Germany)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biparental care; Cryptocercus; Eusociality; Isoptera; Protozoa; Symbionts; Xylophagy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; COCKROACH; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; ISOPTERA; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; EVOLUTION; ISOPTERA; PHYLOGENY;

BLABERIDAE; BLATTARIA; CRYPTOCERCUS; DICTYOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; MASSARINA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OXYMONADIDA; PANESTHIINAE; PROTOZOA; SALGANEA;

EID: 40849136050     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.028     Document Type: Review

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