Size and shape interspecific divergence patterns partly reflect phylogeny in an Onthophagus species-complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 482-498

  Macagno, Anna L M ^a   Pizzo, Astrid ^a   Rolando, Antonio ^a   Palestrini, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Geometric morphometrics; Horn polyphenism; Male genitalia; Maximum likelihood; Morphological evolution; Mouthpart; Mt COI; Neighbour joining; Static allometry

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS; ONTHOPHAGUS OPACICOLLIS; ONTHOPHAGUS SIMILIS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 79959578363     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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