Using molecules and morphology to infer the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the Dirini (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a tribe of butterflies endemic to Southern Africa

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2011
Authors:B. W. Price, Villet, M. H., Walton, S. M., Barker, N. P.
Journal:Systematic Entomology
Volume:36 
Pagination:300 - 316
Date Published:2011///
Keywords:AFRICA, BIOGEOGRAPHY, LEPIDOPTERA, PHYLOGENY
Abstract:

The first empirically supported phylogenetic hypothesis of relationships for the southern African endemic butterfly tribe Dirini is presented. Data derived from the morphology and ecology of the adults and immature stages (33 characters), and portions of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase I (COI ) and the nuclear genes elongation factor 1

URL:DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00560.x
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