Molecular genetic analysis and ecological evidence reveals multiple cryptic species among thynnine wasp pollinators of sexually deceptive orchids

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 195-205

  Griffiths, Kate E ^a   Trueman, John W H ^a   Brown, Graham R ^b   Peakall, Rod ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chiloglottis; Cryptic species; Molecular phylogenetic analysis; Neozeleboria; Orchidaceae; Population genetic analysis; Semiochemicals; Sexual deception; Statistical parsimony; Thynninae

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; INSECT PROTEIN; RHODOPSIN; SEX PHEROMONE; WNT1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASP;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FLOWERS; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECT PROTEINS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYLOGENY; POLLINATION; RHODOPSIN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX ATTRACTANTS; WASPS; WNT1 PROTEIN;

CHILOGLOTTIS; NEOZELEBORIA; ORCHIDACEAE; THYNNINAE;

EID: 79952736739     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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