Phylogenetic position of the acariform mites: sensitivity to homology assessment under total evidence
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mites (Acari) have traditionally been treated as monophyletic, albeit composed of two major lineages: Acariformes and Parasitiformes. Yet recent studies based on morphology, molecular data, or combinations thereof, have increasingly...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/235 |