Molecular approaches to identify cryptic species and polymorphic species within a complex community of fig wasps.

Cryptic and polymorphic species can complicate traditional taxonomic research and both of these concerns are common in fig wasp communities. Species identification is very difficult, despite great effort and the ecological importance of fig wasps. Herein, we try to identify all chalcidoid wasp speci...

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Main Authors: Jin-Hua Xiao, Ning-Xin Wang, Yan-Wei Li, Robert W Murphy, Dong-Guang Wan, Li-Ming Niu, Hao-Yuan Hu, Yue-Guan Fu, Da-Wei Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2993961?pdf=render