Molecular Phylogenetics, Systematics, and Natural History of the Flanged Bombardier Beetles (Coleoptera: Adephaga: Carabidae: Paussinae)

This dissertation focuses on the systematics of the Paussinae, a lineage of approximately 775 beetle species all of which produce explosive defensive chemicals and many which are obligate associates of ants (myrmecophiles). This dissertation includes six discrete studies, which taken together span...

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Main Author: Moore, Wendy
Other Authors: Maddison, David R
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194110