Genetic diversification without obvious genitalic morphological divergence in harvestmen (Opiliones, Laniatores, Sclerobunus robustus) from montane sky islands of western North America

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 844-853

  Derkarabetian, Shahan ^a,c   Ledford, Joel ^b   Hedin, Marshal ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic diversification; Genealogical sorting index; Morphological stasis; Phylogeography; Population subdivision

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; ELONGATION FACTOR 1;

ANIMAL; ARACHNID; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INTRON; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NORTH AMERICA; PENIS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDA; BAYES THEOREM; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; INTRONS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; NORTH AMERICA; PENIS; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOFTWARE;

LANIATORES; OPILIONES; SCLEROBUNUS ROBUSTUS;

EID: 80055104866     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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