Hosts are more important than destinations: What genetic variation in Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) means for foreign exploration for natural enemies

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 467-476

  Phillips, Craig B ^a   Vink, Cor J ^a   Blanchet, Arnaud ^b   Hoelmer, Kim A ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b Campus International de Baillarguet   (France)

^c USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

16S; Arginine kinase; Biological control; Biotype; Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI); Environmental safety; Host range; Speciation; Success rate

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BEETLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; INSECT CONTROL; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WASP;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BEETLES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, INSECT; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENES, RRNA; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; INSECT CONTROL; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WASPS;

BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERA; HYPERA POSTICA; MICROCTONUS AETHIOPOIDES; SITONA; SITONA DISCOIDEUS; SITONA HISPIDULUS;

EID: 55049096365     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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