Article
Genetic diversity among eight Dendrolimus species in Eurasia (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) inferred from mitochondrial COI and COII, and nuclear ITS2 markers.
BMC genetics - 22 Dec 2016
Kononov Alexander, Ustyantsev Kirill, Wang Baode, Mastro Victor C, Fet Victor, Blinov Alexander, Baranchikov Yuri
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Moths of genus Dendrolimus (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) are among the major pests of coniferous forests worldwide. Taxonomy and nomenclature of this genus are not entirely established, and there are many species with a controversial taxonomic position. We present a comparative evolutionary analysis of the most economically important Dendrolimus species in Eurasia. RESULTS: Our analysis was based on...
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