Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products corresponding to 803 bp of the cytochrome
oxidase subunits I and II region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA COI-II) were deduced to …

Spider mites, Tetranychidae, represent one of the most cosmopolitan and economically
important groups of terrestrial arthropods; however, many aspects of their evolutionary …

North American freshwater unionacean bivalves are a diverse group of nearly 300 species.
Unionaceans exhibit an array of conchological, anatomical, life history, and reproductive …

The genus Hegeter comprises 23 species of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) endemic to
the Macaronesian archipelagos, with 21 of them exclusive to the Canary Islands. We have …

A portion of mitochondrially encoded 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA genes were sequenced
from 13 currently recognized species of the midwater deep-sea fish genus Cyclothone …

The East African Lakes Tanganyika, Malawi and Victoria each harbour hundreds of endemic
invertebrate and vertebrate species. Inferences about the ecological and evolutionary …

We examined the phylogenetic relationships of 16 northern species of the aplocheiloid
genus Rivulus inhabiting the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. A total of 714 …

We determined the phylogenetic relationships and geographic distribution of mitochondrial
haplotypes of two host races of the tephritid fly Eurosta solidaginis, a gallmaker that attacks …

The rate and pattern of DNA evolution of ependymin, a single-copy gene coding for a highly
expressed glycoprotein in the brain matrix of teleost fishes, is characterized and its …

The Drosophila quinaria group is unusual within the genus in that it comprises both
mycophagous and nonmycophagous species. DNA sequence data from three regions of the …