Three parallel radiations of Canthonini dung beetles in Madagascar

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 710-727

  Wirta, Helena ^a   Viljanen, Heidi ^a   Orsini, Luisa ^a   Montreuil, Olivier ^b   Hanski, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Allopatric speciation; Ecological diversification; Molecular phylogeny; Non adaptive radiation; Scarabaeinae

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; RNA 18S; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MADAGASCAR; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BEETLES; MADAGASCAR; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S;

BOS; COLEOPTERA; MYA; PRIMATES; SCARABAEINAE;

EID: 78049397336     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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