Phylogeny of European Dolichopus and Gymnopternus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) and the significance of morphological characters inferred from molecular data

Dolichopodidae (over 6000 described species in more than 200 genera) is one of the most speciose families of Diptera. Males of many dolichopodid species, including Dolichopus, feature conspicuous ornaments (Male Secondary Sexual Characters) that are used during courtship. Next to these MSSCs, every...

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Main Authors: Marco Valerio BERNASCONI, Marc POLLET, Manuela VARINI-OOIJEN, Paul IRVINE WARD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2007-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200703-0023_Phylogeny_of_European_Dolichopus_and_Gymnopternus_Diptera_Dolichopodidae_and_the_significance_of_morphologic.php