Fast-evolving homoplastic traits are best for species identification in a group of neotropical wasps.
Biological characters can be employed for both taxonomy and phylogenetics, but is conscripting characters for double duty a good idea? We explore the evolution of characters designed for taxonomic diagnosis in Costa Rican heterospiline wasps, a hyperdiverse lineage of parasitoid Braconidae, by mappi...
Main Authors: | Alexander L Wild, Paul M Marsh, James B Whitfield |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3770636?pdf=render |
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