<it>ITS2 </it>secondary structure improves phylogeny estimation in a radiation of blue butterflies of the subgenus <it>Agrodiaetus </it>(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: <it>Polyommatus </it>)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Current molecular phylogenetic studies of Lepidoptera and most other arthropods are predominantly based on mitochondrial genes and a limited number of nuclear genes. The nuclear genes, however, generally do not provide sufficient inf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/300 |