Unraveling the evolutionary history of the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 224-239

  Moreau, Corrie S ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Dimorphic; Hyperdiverse; Hypothesis testing; Key innovation; New World; Old World; Pheidole; Phylogeny; Seed harvesting; Trimorphic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BAYES THEOREM; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; SEEDS;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHEIDOLE;

EID: 44949092245     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.02.020     Document Type: Article

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