Cuticular hydrocarbon phenotypes do not indicate cryptic species in Fungus-growing termites (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 572-579

  Marten, Andreas ^a   Kaib, Manfred ^b   Brandl, Roland ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotaxonomy; CO I mtDNA; Cuticular lipids; Genetic divergence; Kimura 2 parameter distance; Macrotermes; Nestmate recognition; Phylogenetics; Speciation; Termitidae

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; HYDROCARBON;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CRYPSIS; CUTICLE; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; FUNGUS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; ISOPTERA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FUNGI; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HYDROCARBONS; ISOPTERA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMITINAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 67349243704     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9626-4     Document Type: Article

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