Molecular phylogeny of acariform mites (Acari, Arachnida): Strong conflict between phylogenetic signal and long-branch attraction artifacts

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 222-241

  Dabert, Miroslawa ^a   Witalinski, Wojciech ^b   Kazmierski, Andrzej ^a   Olszanowski, Ziemowit ^a   Dabert, Jacek ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Actinotrichida; Astigmata; COI; Endeostigmata; LBA artifact; Molecular dating; Network analyses; Oribatida; Phylogeny; Trombidiformes

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FOSSIL; GENETICS; MITE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MITES; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACARI; ACARIFORMES; ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; ASTIGMATA; CROTONIOIDEA; DESMONOMATA; ENDEOSTIGMATA; HERMANNIIDAE; ORIBATIDA; PARASITIFORMES; PSEUDOSCORPIONES; SARCOPTIFORMES; SOLIFUGAE; TRACHEOPHYTA; TROMBIDIFORMES;

EID: 77952932340     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.12.020     Document Type: Article

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