Phylogenetic relationships of yellowjackets inferred from nine loci (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Vespinae, Vespula and Dolichovespula)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 190-201

  Lopez Osorio, Federico ^a   Pickett, Kurt M ^a   Carpenter, James M ^b   Ballif, Bryan A ^a   Agnarsson, Ingi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolichovespula; Evolution; Phylogeny; Sociality; Vespula; Yellowjackets

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOLICHOVESPULA; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIALITY; VESPULA; WASP; YELLOWJACKETS;

DOLICHOVESPULA; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SOCIALITY; VESPULA; YELLOWJACKETS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC MARKERS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WASPS;

EID: 84896899070     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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