A phylogeny of anisopterous dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata) using mtRNA genes and mixed nucleotide/doublet models

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 310-322

  Fleck, G ^a   Ullrich, B ^a,d   Brenk, M ^a,b   Wallnisch, C ^a,c   Orland, M ^a,c   Bleidissel, S ^a,c   Misof, B ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c Institut fur Evolutionsbiologie und Okologie   (Germany)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

12S; 16S; Anisoptera; Bayesian analyses; Choice of priors; RNA substitution models; Secondary structure; Systematics; tRNA valine

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DRAGONFLY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RECONSTRUCTION; RNA; TAXONOMY;

AESHNOIDEA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); CAVILABIATA; EPIOPHLEBIA; GOMPHIDAE; INSECTA; LESTIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 53849113977     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2008.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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