Molecular and morphological boundaries of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 393-406

  Okassa, Mireille ^a   Kreiter, Serge ^a   Guichou, Sabine ^a   Tixier, Marie Stéphane ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

12S rRNA; Barcoding; Cyt b mtDNA; ITS

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CYTOCHROME; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MITE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL ENEMY;

FRANCE;

ACARI; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 80052817864     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01717.x     Document Type: Article

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