Neotropical mutualism between Acacia and Pseudomyrmex: Phylogeny and divergence times

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 393-408

  Gómez Acevedo, Sandra ^a   Rico Arce, Lourdes ^b   Delgado Salinas, Alfonso ^c   Magallón, Susana ^c   Eguiarte, Luis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acacia; Co evolution; Diversification ages; Mutualism; Pseudomyrmex

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; FORMICIDAE; MIMOSOIDEAE; PSEUDOMYRMECINAE; PSEUDOMYRMEX; PSEUDOMYRMEX FERRUGINEUS;

EID: 77953132612     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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