Identifying the sister group to the bees: A molecular phylogeny of Aculeata with an emphasis on the superfamily Apoidea

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 527-535

  Debevec, Andrew H ^a   Cardinal, Sophie ^b   Danforth, Bryan N ^c  

^a Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ^*  (United States)

^b Arachnids and Nematodes   (Canada)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACULEATA; AMPULICIDAE; APOIDEA; CRABRONIDAE; PEMPHREDONINAE; PHILANTHINAE; SPHECIDAE; SPHECOIDEA;

EID: 84865281407     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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