Biogeographical origins and diversification of the exoneurine allodapine bees of Australia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1471-1483

  Chenoweth, Luke B ^a   Schwarz, Michael P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allodapini; Aridification; Australia; Bees; Dispersal; Exoneurines; Hill gap; Historical biogeography

Indexed keywords

ARIDIFICATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BEE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; EOCENE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MIOCENE; MITOCHONDRION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION BALANCE; TAXONOMY; TOPOLOGY; VICARIANCE;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA;

ALLODAPINI; APIDAE; APOIDEA; BREVINEURA; EXONEURA; EXONEURELLA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 79960227969     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02488.x     Document Type: Article

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