Molecular systematics and evolution in an African cycad-weevil interaction: Amorphocerini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) weevils on Encephalartos

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-116

  Downie, D A ^a   Donaldson, J S ^b   Oberprieler, R G ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Coleoptera; Cycads; Host shifts; Plant insect interactions; Pollination mutualisms; Zamiaceae

Indexed keywords

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYCADOPHYTA; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEETLES; CYCADOPHYTA; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; PHYLOGENY;

ANTLIARHINUS ZAMIAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYCADOPSIDA; ENCEPHALARTOS; HEXAPODA; MOLYTINAE; PORTHETES; ZAMIACEAE;

EID: 41149177952     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.023     Document Type: Article

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