Convergent evolution of defense mechanisms in oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) shows no "ghosts of predation past"

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 412-420

  Pachl, Patrick ^a   Domes, Katja ^a   Schulz, Garvin ^a   Norton, Roy A ^b   Scheu, Stefan ^a   Schaefer, Ina ^a   Maraun, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergent evolution; Defense; Morphology; Oribatid mites; Predator prey interaction; Soil

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MITE; PHYLOGENY; PREDATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MITES; PHYLOGENY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 84866163944     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.06.030     Document Type: Article

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